Where does “gqibela” come from?

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

gqibela (Xhosa): to finish off, to conclude

Definitions

  1. to finish off, to conclude

Ancestry of “gqibela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosa-elaForms applicative verbs, meaning to do something...
2Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs

Words derived from “gqibela”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪda →Every word from Xhosa -ela →
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