Where does “linda” come from?

linda (Fanagalo) comes from Zulu linda, from Proto-Bantu -dɪ̀nda — to wait; to watch.

linda (Fanagalo): to wait

Definitions

  1. to wait

Ancestry of “linda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zululindato wait; to wait for, await; to guard, watch over
2Proto-Bantu-dɪ̀ndato wait; to watch
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dɪ̀nda →Every word from Zulu linda →