Where does “sala” come from?

sala (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Bantu -tígada, from Proto-Bantu -tíga — to leave behind.

sala (Xhosa): to stay

Definitions

  1. to stay

Ancestry of “sala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-tígada—
2Proto-Bantu-tígato leave behind
Every word from Proto-Bantu -tíga →Every word from Proto-Bantu -tígada →