Where does “muñeka” come from?

muñeka (Chamorro) comes from Spanish muñeca, from Old Spanish munneca — wrist.

muñeka (Chamorro): doll

Definitions

  1. doll

Ancestry of “muñeka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmuñecawrist; doll; chick, babe, doll
2Old Spanishmunnecawrist
Every word from Old Spanish munnecaEvery word from Spanish muñeca
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