Where does “sala” come from?
sala (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Bantu -tígada, from Proto-Bantu -tíga — to leave behind.
sala (Xhosa): to stay
Ancestry of “sala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bantu | -tígada | — |
| 2 | Proto-Bantu | -tíga | to leave behind |