Where does “umhlali” come from?

umhlali (Xhosa) comes from Xhosa hlala, from Proto-Bantu -jìkada, from Proto-Bantu -jìka.

umhlali (Xhosa): inhabitant

Definitions

  1. inhabitant

Ancestry of “umhlali”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosahlalato live
2Proto-Bantu-jìkada—
3Proto-Bantu-jìka—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -jìka →Every word from Proto-Bantu -jìkada →Every word from Xhosa hlala →