Where does “upya” come from?

upya (Swahili) comes from Swahili pya, from Proto-Bantu -pɪ́à, from Proto-Bantu -pɪ́a — to be burnt, hot, cooked; to be ripe.

upya (Swahili): newness; novelty; again; afresh

Definitions

  1. newness; novelty; again; afresh

Ancestry of “upya”, step by step

upya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili pya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilipyanew, fresh, recent
2Proto-Bantu-pɪ́ànew
3Proto-Bantu-pɪ́ato be burnt, hot, cooked; to be ripe

via Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀pɪ́à

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu*bʊ̀pɪ́àburnt grass
Every word from Proto-Bantu -pɪ́a →Every word from Proto-Bantu -pɪ́à →Every word from Swahili pya →