Where does “anaram-bosotra” come from?

anaram-bosotra (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy anarana, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan, from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan.

anaram-bosotra (Malagasy): nickname familiar, invented given name

Definitions

  1. nickname familiar, invented given name

Ancestry of “anaram-bosotra”, step by step

anaram-bosotra traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy anarana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyanarananame
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianŋajanname
3Proto-Austronesianŋajan—

via Malagasy vosotra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvosotra—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian ŋajan →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ŋajan →Every word from Malagasy anarana →
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