Where does “shayela” come from?

shayela (Zulu) comes from Zulu -ela, from Proto-Bantu -ɪda — Suffix for forming the applicative form of verbs.

shayela (Zulu): to drive a car

Definitions

  1. to drive a car

Ancestry of “shayela”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulu-elaForms applicative verbs, meaning to do something...
2Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪda →Every word from Zulu -ela →
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