Where does “akanjo bory tanana” come from?

akanjo bory tanana (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy akanjo, from Swahili kanzu — kanzu.

akanjo bory tanana (Malagasy): vest; waistcoat

Definitions

  1. vest; waistcoat

Ancestry of “akanjo bory tanana”, step by step

akanjo bory tanana traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy akanjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyakanjoclothing
2Swahilikanzukanzu

via Malagasy tanana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasytananahand of humans
2Proto-Malayictaŋanhand

via Malagasy bory

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasybory—
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