Where does “vatomamy” come from?

vatomamy (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy vato, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batux — rock; stone.

vatomamy (Malagasy): candy US; lolly, sweets UK

Definitions

  1. candy US; lolly, sweets UK

Ancestry of “vatomamy”, step by step

vatomamy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy vato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvatorock, stone, cobble
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbatustone
3Proto-Austronesian*batuxrock; stone

via Malagasy mamy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasymamy—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian *batux →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian batu →Every word from Malagasy vato →