Where does “fahafito” come from?

fahafito (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy fito, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pitu, from Proto-Austronesian pitu, from Proto-Austroasiatic *pitu.

fahafito (Malagasy): seventh

Definitions

  1. seventh

Ancestry of “fahafito”, step by step

fahafito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy fito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyfitoseven
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianpituseven
3Proto-Austronesianpituseven
4Proto-Austroasiatic*pitu—

via Malagasy faha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyfaha—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *pitu →Every word from Proto-Austronesian pitu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian pitu →