Where does “ujio” come from?

ujio (Swahili) comes from Swahili jia, from Swahili ja, from Proto-Bantu -jìja — to come.

ujio (Swahili): coming

Definitions

  1. coming

Ancestry of “ujio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwahilijiaApplicative form of -ja
2Swahilijato come; going to
3Proto-Bantu-jìjato come
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jìjaEvery word from Swahili jaEvery word from Swahili jia