Where does “upaji” come from?

upaji (Swahili) comes from Swahili -aji, from Swahili -i, from Proto-Bantu -ì — Forms agent nouns from verbs.

upaji (Swahili): offering, giving

Definitions

  1. offering, giving

Ancestry of “upaji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahili-ajiusually in agent of an action or person who performs the action as their profession
2Swahili-igeneral negative marker
3Proto-Bantu-ìForms agent nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ì →Every word from Swahili -aji →Every word from Swahili -i →