Where does “vorombato” come from?

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

vorombato (Malagasy): Madagascan pratincole (Glareola ocularis)

Definitions

  1. Madagascan pratincole (Glareola ocularis)

Ancestry of “vorombato”, step by step

vorombato traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy vato

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

via Malagasy vorona

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