Where does “manxar” come from?

manxar (Catalan) comes from Catalan manxa, from Latin mantica, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manxar (Catalan): to blow air especially with a bellows

Definitions

  1. to blow air especially with a bellows

Ancestry of “manxar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmanxabellows; pump
2Latinmanticasmall bag (for the hand); wallet
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →