Where does “ujio” come from?
ujio (Swahili) comes from Swahili jia, from Swahili ja, from Proto-Bantu -jìja — to come.
ujio (Swahili): coming
Ancestry of “ujio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swahili | jia | Applicative form of -ja |
| 2 | Swahili | ja | to come; going to |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | -jìja | to come |