Where does “-ila” come from?

-ila (Tumbuka) comes from Proto-Bantu -ɪda — Suffix for forming the applicative form of verbs.

-ila (Tumbuka): Suffix for forming the applicative of verbs

Definitions

  1. Suffix for forming the applicative of verbs

Ancestry of “-ila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪda