Where does “alimananaka” come from?
alimananaka (Malagasy) comes from English almanac, from Middle English almenak, from Dutch almanak, from Middle Dutch almanag, from Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ, from Arabic مناخ, from Arabic و — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
alimananaka (Malagasy): almanac
Definitions
- almanac
Ancestry of “alimananaka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | almanac | A book or table listing nautical, astronomical,... |
| 2 | Middle English | almenak | — |
| 3 | Dutch | almanak | almanac, book or table containing dates; almanac,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | almanag | — |
| 5 | Latin | almanachus | calendar |
| 6 | Andalusian Arabic | الْمَنَاخ | calendar; almanac, calendar |
| 7 | Arabic | مناخ | climate |
| 8 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 9 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 10 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |