Where does “ya” come from?

ya (Sotho) comes from Proto-Bantu -gɪ̀a — to go.

ya (Sotho): to go

Definitions

  1. to go

Ancestry of “ya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-gɪ̀ato go
Every word from Proto-Bantu -gɪ̀a →