Where does “barabara saina” come from?

barabara saina (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy saina, from French enseigne, from Latin īnsignia.

barabara saina (Malagasy): silly, foolish

Definitions

  1. silly, foolish

Ancestry of “barabara saina”, step by step

barabara saina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy saina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasysainamind, intellect
2Frenchenseigneshop sign; any chain store that operates under a...
3Latinīnsignia—

via Malagasy barabara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasybarabara—
Every word from Latin īnsignia →Every word from French enseigne →Every word from Malagasy saina →