Where does “akanjo baliaka” come from?

akanjo baliaka (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy akanjo, from Swahili kanzu — kanzu.

akanjo baliaka (Malagasy): a kind of spencer or jacket which is open in the front

Definitions

  1. a kind of spencer or jacket which is open in the front

Ancestry of “akanjo baliaka”, step by step

akanjo baliaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy akanjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyakanjoclothing
2Swahilikanzukanzu

via Malagasy baliaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasybaliaka—
Every word from Swahili kanzu →