Where does “varifemba” come from?

varifemba (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy vary, from Proto-Malayic bəras, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas, from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas — rice.

varifemba (Malagasy): sorghum

Definitions

  1. sorghum

Ancestry of “varifemba”, step by step

varifemba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy vary

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvaryrice
2Proto-Malayicbərasrice
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbəʀasrice
4Proto-Austronesianbəʀasrice

via Malagasy femba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyfembasorghum
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bəʀas →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian bəʀas →Every word from Proto-Malayic bəras →