Where does “mancha” come from?

mancha (Asturian) comes from Latin macla, from Latin Macula, from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂, from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- — smear, rub.

mancha (Asturian): stain, blemish

Definitions

  1. stain, blemish

Ancestry of “mancha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmaclamedieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of...
2LatinMacula—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansmh₁-tleh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansmeh₁-smear, rub
Every word from Proto-Indo-European smeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European smh₁-tleh₂ →Every word from Latin Macula →