Where does “avo” come from?

avo (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian abaw, from Proto-Berber *a-βaw.

avo (Malagasy): high; lofty, eminent

Definitions

  1. high; lofty, eminent

Ancestry of “avo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianabaw—
2Proto-Berber*a-βaw—
Every word from Proto-Berber *a-βaw →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian abaw →