Where does “freshman fifteen” come from?
freshman fifteen (English) comes from English freshman, from English MAN, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
freshman fifteen (English): The amount of body weight gained by a student...
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- The amount of body weight gained by a student...
Ancestry of “freshman fifteen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | freshman | A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; A... |
| 2 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 3 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |