Where does “fahavalo” come from?

fahavalo (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy valo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu, from Proto-Austronesian walu — eight.

fahavalo (Malagasy): eighth

Definitions

  1. eighth

Ancestry of “fahavalo”, step by step

fahavalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy valo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvaloeight
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianwalueight
3Proto-Austronesianwalueight

via Malagasy faha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyfaha—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian walu →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian walu →Every word from Malagasy valo →
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