Where does “oldcomer” come from?
oldcomer (English) comes from English newcomer, from English New, from English MAN, from Middle English man, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
oldcomer (English): One has been acquainted with something for a long...
Definitions
- One has been acquainted with something for a long...
Ancestry of “oldcomer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | newcomer | One who has recently come to a community; a... |
| 2 | English | New | — |
| 3 | English | MAN | Initialism of Metropolitan Area Network |
| 4 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 5 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |