Where does “almenak” come from?
almenak (Middle English) comes from Dutch almanak, from Middle Dutch almanag, 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 “almenak”, step by step
almenak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch almanak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | almanak | almanac, book or table containing dates; almanac,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | almanag | — |
| 3 | Latin | almanachus | calendar |
| 4 | Andalusian Arabic | الْمَنَاخ | calendar; almanac, calendar |
| 5 | Arabic | مناخ | climate |
| 6 | Arabic | و | and, "comma", "semi-colon"; a divider of words or... |
| 7 | Persian | یا | API •; or; either |
| 8 | Arabic | يَا | {{m|en|O|id=vocative}} |
via Old French almanach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | almanach | almanac |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | almanachus | calendar |
| 3 | Arabic | الْمُنَاخ | — |