Where does “amboahaolo” come from?

amboahaolo (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy amboa, from Swahili mbwa, from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- — dog.

amboahaolo (Malagasy): falanouc

Definitions

  1. falanouc

Ancestry of “amboahaolo”, step by step

amboahaolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy amboa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyamboadog
2Swahilimbwadog
3Proto-Bantumbʊ́àdog
4Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-bhúa-dog

via Malagasy haolo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyhaolo
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa-
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