Where does “-ja-” come from?

-ja- (Swahili) comes from Swahili ja, from Proto-Bantu -jìja — to come.

-ja- (Swahili): Forms the negative past perfect tense in verbs

Definitions

  1. Forms the negative past perfect tense in verbs

Ancestry of “-ja-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilijato come; going to
2Proto-Bantu-jìjato come
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jìja →Every word from Swahili ja →
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