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Where does “bila” come from?

bila (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Bantu -bɪ́da — to call, announce, tell; to be cooked; to boil.

bila (Xhosa): to boil

Definitions

  1. to boil

Ancestry of “bila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-bɪ́dato call, announce, tell; to be cooked; to boil

Words derived from “bila”

  • bilisa
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