Where does “kioza” come from?

kioza (Swahili) comes from Swahili ki-, from Proto-Bantu kɪ́- — Class 7 pronominal concord; Class 7 subject...

kioza (Swahili): rot, decay

Definitions

  1. rot, decay

Ancestry of “kioza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliki-The prefix for noun class 7 denoting artefacts
2Proto-Bantukɪ́-Class 7 pronominal concord; Class 7 subject...
Every word from Proto-Bantu kɪ́-Every word from Swahili ki-