Where does “thandeka” come from?

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

thandeka (Zulu): to be likeable, lovable

Definitions

  1. to be likeable, lovable

Ancestry of “thandeka”, 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 -ɪka →Every word from Zulu -eka →