Where does “ranomainty” come from?

ranomainty (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy rano, from Proto-Austronesian danaw — lake.

ranomainty (Malagasy): ink

Definitions

  1. ink

Ancestry of “ranomainty”, step by step

ranomainty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy rano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyranowater
2Proto-Austronesiandanawlake

via Malagasy mainty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasymaintyblack
Every word from Proto-Austronesian danaw →Every word from Malagasy rano →