Where does “chelela” come from?

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

chelela (Zulu): to water

Definitions

  1. to water

Ancestry of “chelela”, 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 -ɪda →Every word from Zulu -ela →