Where does “-baya” come from?

-baya (Swahili) comes from Cornish bay, from Middle Cornish bay, from Middle English baye, from Old English beġ — berry.

Ancestry of “-baya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishbaykiss
2Middle Cornishbay
3Middle Englishbaye
4Old Englishbeġberry

Words derived from “-baya

Every word from Old English beġEvery word from Middle English bayeEvery word from Middle Cornish bay
-baya — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer