Where does “chitheka” come from?

chitheka (Zulu) comes from Zulu -eka, from Proto-Bantu -ɪka — Stative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able".

chitheka (Zulu): to spill over

Definitions

  1. to spill over

Ancestry of “chitheka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulu-ekaForms "neuter-passive" verbs from existing verbs,...
2Proto-Bantu-ɪkaStative suffix or neutral-passive suffix, forming verbs which mean "to be (verb)able"
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪkaEvery word from Zulu -eka