Where does “jia” come from?

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

jia (Swahili): Applicative form of -ja

Definitions

  1. Applicative form of -ja

Ancestry of “jia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilijato come; going to
2Proto-Bantu-jìjato come

Words derived from “jia”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -jìja →Every word from Swahili ja →
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