Where does “umdlali” come from?

umdlali (Swazi) comes from Swazi dlala, from Swazi dla, from Proto-Bantu -dɪ́a — to eat.

umdlali (Swazi): player

Definitions

  1. player

Ancestry of “umdlali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swazidlalato play
2Swazidlato eat
3Proto-Bantu-dɪ́ato eat
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dɪ́a →Every word from Swazi dla →Every word from Swazi dlala →
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