Where does “ndlela” come from?

ndlela (Fanagalo) comes from Zulu indlela, from Proto-Bantu njɪ̀dà — path.

ndlela (Fanagalo): road, path

Definitions

  1. road, path

Ancestry of “ndlela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluindlelapath, track, trail
2Proto-Bantunjɪ̀dàpath
Every word from Proto-Bantu njɪ̀dà →Every word from Zulu indlela →
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