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 — big, great.
mangadom (English): The world or sphere of manga
Definitions
- The world or sphere of manga
Ancestry of “mangadom”, step by step
mangadom 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 DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |