Where does “upenzi” come from?

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

upenzi (Swahili): love, affection

Definitions

  1. love, affection

Ancestry of “upenzi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahili-igeneral negative marker
2Proto-Bantu-ìForms agent nouns from verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ì →Every word from Swahili -i →