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 Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́ — big, great.

ムーンルーフ (Japanese): moonroof

Definitions

  1. moonroof

Ancestry of “ムーンルーフ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoonroofA sunroof that has a clear glass panel, rather...
2EnglishMoonThe Earth's moon; the sole natural satellite of the Earth, represented in astronomy and astrology by ☾
3Middle EnglishMoneA lamentation; a sorrowful moan or expression
4Old Englishmānbad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;...
5Sanskritमहादेवthe "great God"
6Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
7Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́
8Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́