Where does “mudlalî” come from?

mudlalî (Phuthi) comes from Phuthi dlala, from Phuthi dla, from Proto-Bantu -dɪ́a — to eat.

mudlalî (Phuthi): player

Definitions

  1. player

Ancestry of “mudlalî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Phuthidlalato make a bed
2Phuthidlato eat
3Proto-Bantu-dɪ́ato eat
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dɪ́a →Every word from Phuthi dla →Every word from Phuthi dlala →