Where does “Tanapox” come from?
Tanapox (English) comes from English Tana, from French Tana, from French Tananarive, from Malagasy Antananarivo, from Malagasy tanana, from Proto-Malayic taŋan — hand.
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Ancestry of “Tanapox”, step by step
Tanapox traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Tana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tana | A river in Kenya |
| 2 | French | Tana | bitch |
| 3 | French | Tananarive | — |
| 4 | Malagasy | Antananarivo | — |
| 5 | Malagasy | tanana | hand of humans |
| 6 | Proto-Malayic | taŋan | hand |