Where does “khathalela” come from?

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

khathalela (Xhosa): to take care of

Definitions

  1. to take care of

Ancestry of “khathalela”, 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 “khathalela”

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