Where does “fady” come from?

fady (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi — taboo; ritual restriction.

fady (Malagasy): taboo, fady

Definitions

  1. taboo, fady

Ancestry of “fady”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*paliSitaboo; ritual restriction

Words derived from “fady

Every word from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi
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