Where does “kacakulya” come from?

kacakulya (Tumbuka) comes from Tumbuka cakulya, from Tumbuka kulya, from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀dɪ́a.

Ancestry of “kacakulya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tumbukacakulyafood
2Tumbukakulya—
3Proto-Bantu*kʊ̀dɪ́a—
Every word from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀dɪ́a →Every word from Tumbuka kulya →Every word from Tumbuka cakulya →