English
fady
Fady comes from Malagasy fady ‘taboo, fady’, and goes back to Proto-Austronesian *paliSi.
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*paliSireconstructed
- Malagasymodernfady‘taboo, fady’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Austronesianprehistoric (reconstructed)*paliSireconstructed
- Malagasymodernfady‘taboo, fady’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi
Today it means
noun A system of taboos in the traditional culture of Madagascar.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Austronesian *paliSi / fady