Where does “Antananarivo” come from?

Antananarivo (Esperanto) comes from Malagasy Antananarivo, from Malagasy tanana, from Proto-Malayic taŋan.

Ancestry of “Antananarivo”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Malagasy	Antananarivo	—
2	Malagasy	tanana	—
3	Proto-Malayic	taŋan	—

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