Where does “mantikaan” come from?
mantikaan (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano mantika, from Spanish manteca, from Latin mantica, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
mantikaan (Cebuano): To fry, to deep-fry
Ancestry of “mantikaan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Cebuano | mantika | cooking oil, fat, lard; To extract oil by heating... |
| 2 | Spanish | manteca | fat, lard; butter; shortening |
| 3 | Latin | mantica | small bag ; wallet; knapsack |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |