Where does “isihlalo” come from?

isihlalo (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa hlala, from Proto-Bantu -jìkada, from Proto-Bantu -jìka.

isihlalo (Xhosa): any seat

Definitions

  1. any seat

Ancestry of “isihlalo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosahlalato live
2Proto-Bantu-jìkada—
3Proto-Bantu-jìka—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jìka →Every word from Proto-Bantu -jìkada →Every word from Xhosa hlala →