Where does “många” come from?

många (Swedish) comes from Japanese 漫画, from Japanese 画, from Middle Chinese 畫 — drawing.

många (Swedish): many; plural of mången

Definitions

  1. many; plural of mången

Ancestry of “många”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese漫画a drawing or painting made as one pleases without...
2Japanese画picture, drawing, painting; movie, film, video;...
3Middle Chinese畫drawing

Words derived from “många”

Every word from Middle Chinese 畫 →Every word from Japanese 画 →Every word from Japanese 漫画 →