Where does “kipaji” come from?

kipaji (Swahili) comes from Swahili -aji, from Swahili -i, from Proto-Bantu -ì — Forms agent nouns from verbs.

kipaji (Swahili): talent, ability, aptitude, gift

Definitions

  1. talent, ability, aptitude, gift

Ancestry of “kipaji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahili-ajiusually in agent of an action or person who performs the action as their profession
2Swahili-igeneral negative marker
3Proto-Bantu-ìForms agent nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ì →Every word from Swahili -aji →Every word from Swahili -i →