Where does “ムーンルーフ” come from?
ムーンルーフ (Japanese) comes from English moonroof, from English Moon, from Middle English Mone, from Old English mān, from Sanskrit महादेव, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit यान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
ムーンルーフ (Japanese): moonroof
Ancestry of “ムーンルーフ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | moonroof | A sunroof that has a clear glass panel, rather... |
| 2 | English | Moon | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Mone | — |
| 4 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महादेव | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 8 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |