Where does “amboninjato” come from?

amboninjato (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy zato, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀatus, from Proto-Austronesian ʀaCus — hundred.

amboninjato (Malagasy): one who has command over one hundred civilians

Definitions

  1. one who has command over one hundred civilians

Ancestry of “amboninjato”, step by step

amboninjato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy zato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyzatohundred
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀatushundred
3Proto-AustronesianʀaCushundred

via Malagasy ambony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyambonyabove; up
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀaCus →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀatus →Every word from Malagasy zato →