Where does “bakilan-damba” come from?

bakilan-damba (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Nguni -lamba, from Proto-Bantu -dàmba — to be starved.

bakilan-damba (Malagasy): piece of cloth, rag

Definitions

  1. piece of cloth, rag

Ancestry of “bakilan-damba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nguni-lambato become hungry
2Proto-Bantu-dàmbato be starved
Every word from Proto-Bantu -dàmba →Every word from Proto-Nguni -lamba →