Where does “mangadom” come from?
mangadom (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 — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
mangadom (English): The world or sphere of manga
Definitions
- The world or sphere of manga
Ancestry of “mangadom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 9 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 10 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |