Where does “ndiyo” come from?

ndiyo (Swahili) comes from Proto-Indo-European -yo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu, from Proto-Austronesian *iSu.

ndiyo (Swahili): yes, that's it

Definitions

  1. yes, that's it

Ancestry of “ndiyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-yo—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*iu—
3Proto-Austronesian*iSu—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *iSu →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yo →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *iu →