Where does “isidlo” come from?

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

isidlo (Zulu): meal, dish

Definitions

  1. meal, dish

Ancestry of “isidlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zuludlato eat; to drink; to consume
2Proto-Bantu-dɪ́ato eat
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dɪ́a →Every word from Zulu dla →
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