Where does “Amerimanga” come from?
Amerimanga (English) comes from English manga, from Spanish manga, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய், from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा — big, great.
Amerimanga (English): Comics created in the United States, or by...
Definitions
- Comics created in the United States, or by...
Ancestry of “Amerimanga”, step by step
Amerimanga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English manga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | manga | A comic originating in Japan; An artistic style... |
| 2 | Spanish | manga | sleeve; set; manga |
| 3 | Portuguese | manga | sleeve; mango |
| 4 | Malay | mangga | mango; padlock |
| 5 | Tamil | மாங்காய் | unripe mango fruit; kidney; gizzard |
| 6 | Tamil | மா | animal, beast; horse; elephant |
| 7 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀸 | big |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via English american
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | american | A citizen or national of the United States of America |
| 2 | English | -n | Alternative form of -en; API; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | -inn | Used to create adjectives from nouns, meaning... |
| 4 | Proto-Norse | -īna- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |