Where does “fahazavan-tsaina” come from?

fahazavan-tsaina (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy saina, from French enseigne, from Latin īnsignia.

fahazavan-tsaina (Malagasy): intelligence

Definitions

  1. intelligence

Ancestry of “fahazavan-tsaina”, step by step

fahazavan-tsaina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy saina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasysainamind, intellect
2Frenchenseigneshop sign; any chain store that operates under a...
3Latinīnsignia—

via Malagasy fahazavana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyfahazavana—
Every word from Latin īnsignia →Every word from French enseigne →Every word from Malagasy saina →