Where does “phola” come from?

phola (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Bantu -póda — to be cold; to cool down; to be quiet.

phola (Xhosa): to be cool

Definitions

  1. to be cool

Ancestry of “phola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-pódato be cold; to cool down; to be quiet

Words derived from “phola

Every word from Proto-Bantu -póda
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