Where does “-sema” come from?

-sema (Swahili) comes from Old Tupi sem, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃem — to leave; to exit.

Ancestry of “-sema”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupisemto exit; to leave; to get out
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*t͡ʃemto leave; to exit

Words derived from “-sema”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *t͡ʃem →Every word from Old Tupi sem →