Where does “inja yasendle” come from?

inja yasendle (Zulu) comes from Zulu inja, from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- — dog.

inja yasendle (Zulu): wolf

Definitions

  1. wolf

Ancestry of “inja yasendle”, step by step

inja yasendle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zulu inja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluinjadog
2Proto-Bantumbʊ́àdog
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-bhúa-dog

via Zulu indle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuluindlewild, wilderness
2Proto-Bantunjáìoutside, exterior
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- →Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à →Every word from Zulu inja →