Where does “mabhela” come from?

mabhela (Phuthi) comes from Phuthi -ela, from Proto-Bantu -ɪda — Suffix for forming the applicative form of verbs.

mabhela (Phuthi): to forgive

Definitions

  1. to forgive

Ancestry of “mabhela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phuthi-elaForms applicative verbs, meaning to do something...
2Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪda →Every word from Phuthi -ela →