Where does “tsandzeka” come from?

tsandzeka (Swazi) comes from Swazi -eka, from Proto-Bantu -ɪka — Stative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able".

tsandzeka (Swazi): to be likeable, lovable

Definitions

  1. to be likeable, lovable

Ancestry of “tsandzeka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swazi-ekaForms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs,...
2Proto-Bantu-ɪkaStative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪkaEvery word from Swazi -eka
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