Where does “mantuko” come from?

mantuko (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto mano, from French main, from Middle French main, from Old French main, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mantuko (Esperanto): towel

Definitions

  1. towel

Ancestry of “mantuko”, step by step

mantuko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto mano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantomanohand
2Frenchmainhand; handball
3Middle Frenchmainhand
4Old Frenchmainhand
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Esperanto tuko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantotukocloth
2Yiddishטוךcloth
3Middle High Germantuoch—
4Old High Germantuoh—
5Proto-West Germanicdōkcloth, rag
6Proto-Germanicdōkazcloth, rag
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwōg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →