Where does “Mansa” come from?
Mansa (English) comes from French Manche, from Italian mancia, from Old French manche, from Latin manica, from Latin -ica, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός — -y, -ic.
Mansa (English): A city, capital of the province of Luapula in Zambia
Definitions
- A city, capital of the province of Luapula in Zambia
Ancestry of “Mansa”, step by step
Mansa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French Manche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Manche | English Channel |
| 2 | Italian | mancia | tip |
| 3 | Old French | manche | sleeve; handle |
| 4 | Latin | manica | long sleeve of a tunic; manacles, handcuffs; a... |
| 5 | Latin | -ica | inflection of -icus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -icus | belonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |
via Sanskrit मांस
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | मांस | flesh, meat flesh; Name of a mixed caste |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | māmsám | flesh, meat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mḗms | flesh, meat |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mems- | flesh, meat |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | me-ms- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | mes- | — |
via Spanish mancha
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mancha | spot; stain; blemish |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | macla | medieval spelling of macula; ablative singular of... |
| 3 | Latin | Macula | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | smh₁-tleh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | smeh₁- | smear, rub |