Where does “vela” come from?

vela (Xhosa) comes from Proto-Bantu -dùɪda, from Proto-Bantu -dùa — to come out; to ooze, to bleed.

vela (Xhosa): to come, to originate

Definitions

  1. to come, to originate

Ancestry of “vela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-dùɪda
2Proto-Bantu-dùato come out; to ooze, to bleed
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dùaEvery word from Proto-Bantu -dùɪda