Where does “lamboresy” come from?

lamboresy (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy lambo, from Malay lembu, from Proto-Austroasiatic *lnboʔ.

lamboresy (Malagasy): domestic pig

Definitions

  1. domestic pig

Ancestry of “lamboresy”, step by step

lamboresy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy lambo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasylambowild boar
2Malaylembucattle; ox
3Proto-Austroasiatic*lnboʔ—

via Malagasy resy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyresyto be defeated, to be conquered
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *lnboʔ →Every word from Malay lembu →Every word from Malagasy lambo →