Where does “antoandrobenanahary” come from?

antoandrobenanahary (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy antoandro, from Malagasy andro, from Austronesian *ziuq.

antoandrobenanahary (Malagasy): midday

Definitions

  1. midday

Ancestry of “antoandrobenanahary”, step by step

antoandrobenanahary traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy antoandro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyantoandrofull daylight; the daytime
2Malagasyandroday; morning
3Austronesian*ziuq—

via Malagasy be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasybebig; great

via Malagasy Nanahary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalagasyNanahary—
Every word from Austronesian *ziuq →Every word from Malagasy andro →Every word from Malagasy antoandro →