Where does “avo” come from?
avo (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian abaw, from Proto-Berber *a-βaw.
avo (Malagasy): high; lofty, eminent
Ancestry of “avo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | abaw | — |
| 2 | Proto-Berber | *a-βaw | — |