Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-pɪ́à

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Etymology

From *-pɪ́a +‎ *-à.

Adjective

*-pɪ́à

1. new

Descendants

• Luganda (J15): -pya
• Tooro (J12): -hyaka
• Rwanda-Rundi (J61/62): -shya / -sha
• Shona (S10): -tsva
• Swahili (G42): -pya
• Southern Bantu:
  • Nguni:
    • Tekela:
      • Phuthi (S404): -tjha
      • Swazi (S43): -sha
    • Zunda:
      • Northern Ndebele (S44): -tsha
      • Southern Ndebele (S407): -tjha
      • Xhosa (S41): -tsha
      • Zulu (S42): -sha