Where does “buyela” come from?

buyela (Zulu) comes from Zulu -ela, from Proto-Bantu -ɪda — Suffix for forming the applicative form of verbs.

buyela (Zulu): to return for; to return to

Definitions

  1. to return for; to return to

Ancestry of “buyela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulu-elaForms applicative verbs, meaning to do something...
2Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪdaEvery word from Zulu -ela