Where does “bonela” come from?

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

bonela (Zulu): to see for/on behalf of

Definitions

  1. to see for/on behalf of

Ancestry of “bonela”, 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 →
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