Where does “umgibeli” come from?

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

umgibeli (Zulu): rider; passenger

Definitions

  1. rider; passenger

Ancestry of “umgibeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Zulugibelato ride; to board, to mount; to take out for, to...
2Zulu-elaForms applicative verbs, meaning to do something...
3Proto-Bantu-ɪdaSuffix for forming the applicative form of verbs
Every word from Proto-Bantu -ɪda →Every word from Zulu -ela →Every word from Zulu gibela →