Where does “intela” come from?
intela (Zulu) comes from Zulu thela, from Zulu -ela, from Proto-Bantu -ɪda.
intela (Zulu): tax
Ancestry of “intela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Zulu | thela | to pour; to sprinkle; to blossom, to bloom |
| 2 | Zulu | -ela | Forms applicative verbs, meaning to do something... |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | -ɪda | — |