Where does “ampaly” come from?

ampaly (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qa(m)pelas.

ampaly (Malagasy): Any plant of species Ficus politoria (syn. Ficus soroceoides), whose leaves are rough like sandpaper

Definitions

  1. Any plant of species Ficus politoria (syn. Ficus soroceoides), whose leaves are rough like sandpaper

Ancestry of “ampaly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*qa(m)pelas—
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