Where does “塔那那利佛” come from?

塔那那利佛 (Chinese) comes from French Tananarive, from Malagasy Antananarivo, from Malagasy tanana, from Proto-Malayic taŋan — hand.

Ancestry of “塔那那利佛”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchTananarive—
2MalagasyAntananarivo—
3Malagasytananahand of humans
4Proto-Malayictaŋanhand
Every word from Proto-Malayic taŋan →Every word from Malagasy tanana →Every word from Malagasy Antananarivo →