Where does “ampahatelony” come from?

ampahatelony (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy telo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu, from Proto-Austronesian təlu — three.

ampahatelony (Malagasy): third (the fraction 1/3)

Definitions

  1. third (the fraction 1/3)

Ancestry of “ampahatelony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasytelothree
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantəluthree
3Proto-Austronesiantəluthree
Every word from Proto-Austronesian təlu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian təlu →Every word from Malagasy telo →
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