Where does “anakandrianify” come from?

anakandrianify (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy nify, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən, from Proto-Austronesian nipən — tooth.

anakandrianify (Malagasy): eyetooth canine teeth of the upper jaw

Definitions

  1. eyetooth canine teeth of the upper jaw

Ancestry of “anakandrianify”, step by step

anakandrianify traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy nify

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasynifytooth
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiannipəntooth
3Proto-Austronesiannipəntooth

via Malagasy anakandriana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyanakandriana—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian nipən →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian nipən →Every word from Malagasy nify →