Where does “pya” come from?

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

pya (Tumbuka): new

Definitions

  1. new

Ancestry of “pya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-pɪ́ànew
2Proto-Bantu-pɪ́ato be burnt, hot, cooked; to be ripe
Every word from Proto-Bantu -pɪ́a →Every word from Proto-Bantu -pɪ́à →