Where does “lyalya” come from?

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

Ancestry of “lyalya”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Yao (Africa)	lya	to eat
2	Proto-Bantu	-dɪ́a	to eat

Words derived from “lyalya”

kulyalya

Every word from Proto-Bantu -dɪ́a →Every word from Yao (Africa) lya →

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