Where does “bonakala” come from?

bonakala (Zulu) comes from Zulu bona, from Proto-Bantu -bóna — to see; to find.

bonakala (Zulu): to appear, to come into sight

Definitions

  1. to appear, to come into sight

Ancestry of “bonakala”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulubonathey, them; class 2 absolute pronoun; it; class...
2Proto-Bantu-bónato see; to find
Every word from Proto-Bantu -bóna →Every word from Zulu bona →