Where does “fananimpitoloha” come from?

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

fananimpitoloha (Malagasy): a serpent with seven heads

Definitions

  1. a serpent with seven heads

Ancestry of “fananimpitoloha”, step by step

fananimpitoloha traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy fito

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

via Malagasy loha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasylohahead

via Malagasy fanany

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