Where does “shanghaier” come from?
shanghaier (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.
shanghaier (English): One who shanghais
Definitions
- One who shanghais
Ancestry of “shanghaier”, step by step
shanghaier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Shanghai
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Shanghai | A type of long-legged chicken believed to be of... |
| 2 | English | shangan | — |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | seangan | ant |
| 4 | Middle Irish | sengán | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |