Where does “havanana” come from?

havanana (Malagasy) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wanan, from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wanaN — right.

havanana (Malagasy): right of direction

Definitions

  1. right of direction

Ancestry of “havanana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ka-)wananright
2Proto-Austronesian(ka-)wanaNright
Every word from Proto-Austronesian (ka-)wanaN →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ka-)wanan →