Where does “manga” come from?
manga (Portuguese) comes from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய், from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.
manga (Portuguese): sleeve; mango
Definitions
- sleeve; mango
Ancestry of “manga”, step by step
manga traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Malay mangga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | mangga | mango; padlock |
| 2 | Tamil | மாங்காய் | unripe mango fruit; kidney; gizzard |
| 3 | Tamil | மா | animal, beast; horse; elephant |
| 4 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀸 | big |
| 5 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |
via Old Portuguese manga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | manga | — |
| 2 | Latin | manica | long sleeve of a tunic; manacles, handcuffs; a... |
| 3 | Latin | -ica | inflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |