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Where does “enzakala” come from?

enzakala (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa enza, from Proto-Bantu -gèndia, from Proto-Bantu -gènda — to walk, to go; to travel.

enzakala (Xhosa): to be hurt

Definitions

  1. to be hurt

Ancestry of “enzakala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosaenzato do; to make
2Proto-Bantu-gèndia—
3Proto-Bantu-gèndato walk, to go; to travel

Words derived from “enzakala”

  • enzakalisa
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