Where does “almanag” come from?
almanag (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin almanachus, from Andalusian Arabic الْمَنَاخ, from Arabic مناخ, from Arabic و, from Persian یا, from Arabic يَا — {{m|en|O|id=vocative}}.
Ancestry of “almanag”, step by step
almanag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin almanachus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | almanachus | calendar |
| 2 | Andalusian Arabic | الْمَنَاخ | calendar; almanac, calendar |
| 3 | Arabic | مناخ | climate |
| 4 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 5 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 6 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
via Medieval Latin almanach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | almanach | — |