Where does “ampaheniny” come from?

ampaheniny (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy enina, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm, from Proto-Austronesian ənəm, from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm.

ampaheniny (Malagasy): sixth (1/6)

Definitions

  1. sixth (1/6)

Ancestry of “ampaheniny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyeninasix
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianənəmsix
3Proto-Austronesianənəmsix
4Proto-Austroasiatic*ənəm—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *ənəm →Every word from Proto-Austronesian ənəm →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ənəm →