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Where does “bala” come from?

bala (Zulu) comes from Proto-Bantu -bàda — to count.

bala (Zulu): to count; to calculate

Definitions

  1. to count; to calculate

Ancestry of “bala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-bàdato count

Words derived from “bala”

  • balisa
  • isibali
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