Where does “akanjo lava” come from?

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

akanjo lava (Malagasy): gown; robe

Definitions

  1. gown; robe

Ancestry of “akanjo lava”, step by step

akanjo lava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy akanjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyakanjoclothing
2Swahilikanzukanzu

via Malagasy [[lava]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasy[[lava]]—
Every word from Swahili kanzu →Every word from Malagasy akanjo →