Where does “bongombolo” come from?

bongombolo (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy volo, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

bongombolo (Malagasy): tuft of hair

Definitions

  1. tuft of hair

Ancestry of “bongombolo”, step by step

bongombolo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy volo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvolohair; bamboo
2Proto-Austronesianbulu—

via Malagasy bongo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasybongo—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →Every word from Malagasy volo →