Where does “alamandow” come from?
alamandow (Cornish) comes from Cornish alamand, from English almond, from English Ammon, from Latin ammon, from Ancient Greek Ἄμμων, from Egyptian jmn, from Egyptian mn, from Proto-Vietic kaw — to chew.
Ancestry of “alamandow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornish | alamand | almond |
| 2 | English | almond | A type of tree nut; A small deciduous tree in... |
| 3 | English | Ammon | An ancient nation occupying the east of the Jordan River, between the torrent valleys of Arnon and Jabbok, in present-day Jordan |
| 4 | Latin | ammon | Amun Egyptian god identified with Jupiter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄμμων | Amun |
| 6 | Egyptian | jmn | to hide, to conceal; to hide, to be hidden or... |
| 7 | Egyptian | mn | to be established, to be fixed or set; to stick,... |
| 8 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 9 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 10 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 11 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 12 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |