Where does “kuliisya” come from?

kuliisya (Yao (Africa)) comes from Yao (Africa) liisya, from Yao (Africa) lya, from Proto-Bantu -dɪ́a — to eat.

Ancestry of “kuliisya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yao (Africa)liisya—
2Yao (Africa)lyato eat
3Proto-Bantu-dɪ́ato eat
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dɪ́a →Every word from Yao (Africa) lya →Every word from Yao (Africa) liisya →