Where does “nzela” come from?

nzela (Lingala) comes from Bangi nzela, from Proto-Bantu njɪ̀dà — path.

nzela (Lingala): path

Definitions

  1. path

Ancestry of “nzela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Banginzelapath
2Proto-Bantunjɪ̀dàpath
Every word from Proto-Bantu njɪ̀dà →Every word from Bangi nzela →