Where does “bála” come from?

bála (Lingala) comes from Bangi bala, from Proto-Bantu *-bád.

bála (Lingala): to get married

Definitions

  1. to get married

Ancestry of “bála”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bangibalato marry
2Proto-Bantu*-bád—

Words derived from “bála”

Every word from Proto-Bantu *-bád →Every word from Bangi bala →