Where does “indlamini” come from?

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

indlamini (Zulu): lunch

Definitions

  1. lunch

Ancestry of “indlamini”, step by step

indlamini traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zulu dla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuludlato eat; to drink; to consume
2Proto-Bantu-dɪ́ato eat

via Zulu emini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluemini—
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dɪ́a →Every word from Zulu dla →
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