Where does “mãnar” come from?
mãnar (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian mãnã, from Vulgar Latin *mana, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
mãnar (Aromanian): handle
Ancestry of “mãnar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Aromanian | mãnã | hand |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | *mana | — |
| 3 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |