Where does “cacela” come from?

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

cacela (Xhosa): to have interest

Definitions

  1. to have interest

Ancestry of “cacela”, step by step

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