Where does “volonondry” come from?

volonondry (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy volo, from Proto-Austronesian bulu.

volonondry (Malagasy): wool

Definitions

  1. wool

Ancestry of “volonondry”, step by step

volonondry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy volo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvolohair; bamboo
2Proto-Austronesianbulu—

via Malagasy ondry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyondrysheep
Every word from Proto-Austronesian bulu →Every word from Malagasy volo →
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