Where does “almanak” come from?
almanak (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch almanag, from Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ, from Arabic مناخ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
almanak (Dutch): almanac, book or table containing dates; almanac,...
Definitions
- almanac, book or table containing dates; almanac,...
Ancestry of “almanak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | almanag | — |
| 2 | Latin | almanachus | calendar |
| 3 | Andalusian Arabic | الْمَنَاخ | calendar; almanac, calendar |
| 4 | Arabic | مناخ | climate |
| 5 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 6 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 7 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |