Where does “fahitam-baovao” come from?

fahitam-baovao (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy vaovao, from Malagasy vao, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu, from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh — new.

fahitam-baovao (Malagasy): discovery

Definitions

  1. discovery

Ancestry of “fahitam-baovao”, step by step

fahitam-baovao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy vaovao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvaovaonew
2Malagasyvaonew recently made or created, novel
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbaqəʀunew recently made or created
4Proto-Austronesian*baqəʀuhnew

via Malagasy hita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyhitaseen
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *baqəʀuh →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian baqəʀu →Every word from Malagasy vao →