Where does “osy” come from?

osy (Malagasy) comes from Swahili mbuzi, from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́dì, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi — goat.

osy (Malagasy): goat

Definitions

  1. goat

Ancestry of “osy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilimbuzigoat
2Proto-Bantumbʊ́dìgoat
3Proto-Atlantic-Congo*-búdigoat
Every word from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi →Every word from Proto-Bantu mbʊ́dì →Every word from Swahili mbuzi →