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
| 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}} |
Words derived from “almenak”