Where does “ampahazatony” come from?

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

ampahazatony (Malagasy): hundredth (1/100)

Definitions

  1. hundredth (1/100)

Ancestry of “ampahazatony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyzatohundred
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianʀatushundred
3Proto-AustronesianʀaCushundred
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ʀaCus →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ʀatus →Every word from Malagasy zato →