Where does “ankoso-bolamena” come from?

ankoso-bolamena (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy volamena, from Malagasy vola.

ankoso-bolamena (Malagasy): gold plating

Definitions

  1. gold plating

Ancestry of “ankoso-bolamena”, step by step

ankoso-bolamena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy volamena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvolamenagold
2Malagasyvola—

via Malagasy ankosotra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyankosotraplating of metal, a coating
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