Where does “xola” come from?

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

xola (Xhosa): to forgive

Definitions

  1. to forgive

Ancestry of “xola”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Xhosapholato be cool
2Proto-Bantu-pódato be cold; to cool down; to be quiet

Words derived from “xola”

Every word from Proto-Bantu -póda →Every word from Xhosa phola →