Where does “andika” come from?

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

andika (Swahili): write; draw; Stative form of -andaa: be set, put...

Definitions

  1. write; draw; Stative form of -andaa: be set, put...

Ancestry of “andika”, step by step

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

Words derived from “andika

Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪkaEvery word from Swahili -ika
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