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Where does “dla” come from?

dla (Zulu) comes from Proto-Bantu -dɪ́a — to eat.

dla (Zulu): to eat; to drink; to consume

Definitions

  1. to eat; to drink; to consume

Ancestry of “dla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Bantu-dɪ́ato eat

Words derived from “dla”

  • isidlo
  • isidla
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