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Where does “aye-aye” come from?

aye-aye (English) comes from French aye-aye, from Malagasy aiay — aye-aye.

aye-aye (English): The lemur "Daubentonia madagascariensis", a...

Definitions

  1. The lemur "Daubentonia madagascariensis", a...

Ancestry of “aye-aye”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaye-aye—
2Malagasyaiayaye-aye

Words derived from “aye-aye”

  • アイアイ
Every word from Malagasy aiay →