Where does “vorompotsy” come from?

vorompotsy (Malagasy) comes from Malagasy fotsy, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putiq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq — white.

vorompotsy (Malagasy): cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Definitions

  1. cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis)

Ancestry of “vorompotsy”, step by step

vorompotsy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malagasy fotsy

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

via Malagasy vorona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malagasyvoronabird
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (ma-)putiq →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian putiq →Every word from Malagasy fotsy →
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