Where does “Kannywood” come from?
Kannywood (English) comes from English kano, from Tagalog Kano, from Tagalog Amerikano, from Spanish americano, from Spanish América, from New Latin America, from Italian Amerigo, from Proto-Germanic *Amalarīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Kannywood (English): The Nigerian film industry using the Hausa language and based in Kano
Definitions
- The Nigerian film industry using the Hausa language and based in Kano
Ancestry of “Kannywood”, step by step
Kannywood traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English kano
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | kano | A male American |
| 2 | Tagalog | Kano | An male American; a male person from the United... |
| 3 | Tagalog | Amerikano | American |
| 4 | Spanish | americano | of the Americas; of the United States; American |
| 5 | Spanish | América | America |
| 6 | New Latin | America | — |
| 7 | Italian | Amerigo | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *Amalarīks | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | Haimarīks | Henry |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English Hollywood
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hollywood | Resembling or relating to the Hollywood movie... |
| 2 | English | Wood | An English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood |
| 3 | English | Frog | Alternative form of frog |
| 4 | Portuguese | froco | flock |
| 5 | Latin | floccus | tuft, wisp of wool |
| 6 | Frankish | flokko | down, wool, flock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *flukkô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | plewk- | to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | plew- | to fly, flow, run |