Where does “ujaji” come from?

ujaji (Swahili) comes from Swahili jaji, from English judge, from French juger, from Old French juger, from Latin iūdicō, from Latin iūdex, from Latin iūs, from Latin dīcō — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

ujaji (Swahili): arrival, coming; judgeship

Definitions

  1. arrival, coming; judgeship

Ancestry of “ujaji”, step by step

ujaji traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili jaji

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilijajijudge
2EnglishjudgeA public official whose duty it is to administer...
3FrenchjugerTo judge, to try; To judge, to deem
4Old Frenchjuger
5Latiniūdicōto examine judicially, judge, pass judgement, decide; condemn
6Latiniūdexjudge
7Latiniūslaw, right
8Latindīcōto say, talk, speak, utter, mention
9Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
10Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
11Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
12Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
13Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
14Latincalceusshoe
15Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
16Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Swahili ja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilijato come; going to
2Proto-Bantu-jìjato come
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξEvery word from Latin -tiōEvery word from Latin dis-
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