Where does “maandishi” come from?

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

maandishi (Swahili): script; literature, writing; theory; content

Definitions

  1. script; literature, writing; theory; content

Ancestry of “maandishi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahiliandikawrite; draw; Stative form of -andaa: be set, put...
2Swahili-ikastative affix
3Proto-Bantu-ɪkaStative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪka →Every word from Swahili -ika →Every word from Swahili andika →