Where does “amboanala” come from?

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

amboanala (Malagasy): indri (Indri indri)

Definitions

  1. indri (Indri indri)

Ancestry of “amboanala”, step by step

amboanala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy amboa

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

via Malagasy ala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyalaforest; without; freed from; removed from
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianhalasforest
3Proto-AustronesianSalasforest, wilderness, woods
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-bhúa- →Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́à →Every word from Swahili mbwa →