Where does “álmanakki” come from?
álmanakki (Faroese) comes from Danish almanak, from Medieval Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ, from Arabic مناخ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
álmanakki (Faroese): calendar
Ancestry of “álmanakki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | almanak | — |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | almanachus | calendar |
| 3 | Andalusian Arabic | الْمَنَاخ | calendar; almanac, calendar |
| 4 | Arabic | مناخ | climate |
| 5 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 6 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 7 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |