Where does “akohokely” come from?

akohokely (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy akoho, from Swahili kuku, from Proto-Bantu nkʊ́kʊ́.

akohokely (Malagasy): chick baby chicken

Definitions

  1. chick baby chicken

Ancestry of “akohokely”, step by step

akohokely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy akoho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyakohochicken
2Swahilikukuchicken, fowl
3Proto-Bantunkʊ́kʊ́

via Malagasy kely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasykelysmall; little
Every word from Proto-Bantu nkʊ́kʊ́Every word from Swahili kukuEvery word from Malagasy akoho
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