Where does “buyela” come from?
buyela (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa -ela, from Proto-Bantu -ɪda.
buyela (Xhosa): to return to
Ancestry of “buyela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Xhosa | -ela | Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something... |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | -ɪda | — |