Where does “anti-bavy” come from?

anti-bavy (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy vavy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi, from Proto-Austronesian bahi — female, woman.

anti-bavy (Malagasy): old woman

Definitions

  1. old woman

Ancestry of “anti-bavy”, step by step

anti-bavy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy vavy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvavyfemale, woman; female
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbahiwoman
3Proto-Austronesianbahifemale, woman

via Malagasy antitra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyantitraold
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bahi →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bahi →Every word from Malagasy vavy →