Where does “ankola-bolana” come from?

ankola-bolana (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy volana, from Javanese wulang.

ankola-bolana (Malagasy): rambling, indirect speech

Definitions

  1. rambling, indirect speech

Ancestry of “ankola-bolana”, step by step

ankola-bolana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy volana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvolanamoon
2Javanesewulang

via Malagasy ankolaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyankolaka
Every word from Javanese wulangEvery word from Malagasy volana
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