Where does “umdlalo” come from?

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

umdlalo (Swazi): game

Definitions

  1. game

Ancestry of “umdlalo”, 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 →