Where does “shanghai” come from?

shanghai (English) comes from English Shanghai, from English shangan, from Scottish Gaelic seangan, from Middle Irish sengán, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

shanghai (English): To force or trick into joining a ship as part of...

Definitions

  1. To force or trick into joining a ship as part of...

Ancestry of “shanghai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishShanghaiA type of long-legged chicken believed to be of...
2Englishshangan—
3Scottish Gaelicseanganant
4Middle Irishsengán—
5Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
6Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
7Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ →