Where does “akanjo fanamiana” come from?

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

akanjo fanamiana (Malagasy): army uniform

Definitions

  1. army uniform

Ancestry of “akanjo fanamiana”, step by step

akanjo fanamiana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy akanjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyakanjoclothing
2Swahilikanzukanzu

via Malagasy fanamiana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyfanamiana
Every word from Swahili kanzu