Where does “ampahefany” come from?

ampahefany (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy efatra, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat, from Proto-Austronesian Səpat — four.

ampahefany (Malagasy): one quarter (1/4)

Definitions

  1. one quarter (1/4)

Ancestry of “ampahefany”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyefatrafour
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianəpatfour
3Proto-AustronesianSəpatfour
Every word from Proto-Austronesian Səpat →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian əpat →Every word from Malagasy efatra →
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