Where does “umshayeli” come from?

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

umshayeli (Swazi): driver

Definitions

  1. driver

Ancestry of “umshayeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swazishayelato drive
2Swazi-elaForms applicative verbs, meaning to do something...
3Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪda →Every word from Swazi -ela →Every word from Swazi shayela →