Where does “diam-panjava” come from?

diam-panjava (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy dia, from Malay liar — wild; untamed; feral living in a state of nature; not domesticated.

diam-panjava (Malagasy): moonlight

Definitions

  1. moonlight

Ancestry of “diam-panjava”, step by step

diam-panjava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy dia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasydiawild
2Malayliarwild; untamed; feral living in a state of nature; not domesticated

via Malagasy fanjava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyfanjavamoney
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