Where does “ukudla” come from?

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

ukudla (Zulu): right side

Definitions

  1. right side

Ancestry of “ukudla”, step by step

ukudla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Zulu dla

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

via Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀dɪ́a

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