Where does “fafana” come from?

fafana (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *papan — plank, board.

fafana (Malagasy): to be swept, to be wiped

Definitions

  1. to be swept, to be wiped

Ancestry of “fafana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*papanplank, board
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