Where does “mantikai” come from?

mantikai (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.

Ancestry of “mantikai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanomantikacooking oil, fat, lard; To extract oil by heating...
2Spanishmantecafat, lard; butter; shortening
3Latinmanticasmall bag (for the hand); wallet
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →
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