Where does “atodinakanga” come from?

atodinakanga (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy akanga, from Swahili kanga, from Proto-Bantu nkángà — guinea fowl.

atodinakanga (Malagasy): testicle

Definitions

  1. testicle

Ancestry of “atodinakanga”, step by step

atodinakanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy akanga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyakangaguinea fowl
2Swahilikangakanga; guinea fowl
3Proto-Bantunkángàguinea fowl

via Malagasy atody

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyatodyegg
Every word from Proto-Bantu nkángà →Every word from Swahili kanga →Every word from Malagasy akanga →