Where does “ividiana” come from?

ividiana (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy vidy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli, from Proto-Austronesian bəli — to buy.

ividiana (Malagasy): to buy for/at/from Y

Definitions

  1. to buy for/at/from Y

Ancestry of “ividiana”, step by step

ividiana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy vidy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvidyto buy; price; value
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəlito buy
3Proto-Austronesianbəlito buy

via Malagasy i- -ana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyi- -ana[[w:Austronesian alignment
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəli →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəli →Every word from Malagasy vidy →