Where does “uandikaji” come from?

uandikaji (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".

uandikaji (Swahili): writing

Definitions

  1. writing

Ancestry of “uandikaji”, 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 →