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Where does “tana” come from?

tana (English) comes from French Tana, from French Tananarive, from Malagasy Antananarivo, from Malagasy tanana, from Proto-Malayic taŋan.

Ancestry of “tana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchTana—
2FrenchTananarive—
3MalagasyAntananarivo—
4Malagasytanana—
5Proto-Malayictaŋan—

Words derived from “tana”

  • Tanapox
Every word from Proto-Malayic taŋan →