Where does “ravimboafotsy” come from?

ravimboafotsy (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy voa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq, from Proto-Austronesian buaq — fruit.

ravimboafotsy (Malagasy): Aphloia theiformis

Definitions

  1. Aphloia theiformis

Ancestry of “ravimboafotsy”, step by step

ravimboafotsy traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy voa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvoafruit; seed, grain; kidney
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuaqfruit
3Proto-Austronesianbuaqfruit

via Malagasy fotsy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyfotsywhite
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianputiqwhite
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian(ma-)putiqwhite

via Malagasy ravina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyravinaleaf
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahunleaf
Every word from Proto-Austronesian buaq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buaq →Every word from Malagasy voa →