Where does “lisya” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lisya”, step by step

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