Where does “lindela” come from?

lindela (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa linda, from Proto-Bantu -dɪ̀nda — to wait; to watch.

lindela (Xhosa): to await

Definitions

  1. to await

Ancestry of “lindela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosalindato wait; to wait for, await
2Proto-Bantu-dɪ̀ndato wait; to watch
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dɪ̀nda →Every word from Xhosa linda →
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