Where does “-ikana” come from?

-ikana (Swahili) comes from Swahili -ika, from Proto-Bantu -ɪka — Stative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able".

-ikana (Swahili): able, potentiality marker

Definitions

  1. able, potentiality marker

Ancestry of “-ikana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahili-ikastative affix
2Proto-Bantu-ɪkaStative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪka →Every word from Swahili -ika →