Where does “mañá” come from?
mañá (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese mannãa, from Vulgar Latin maneana, from Latin māne, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
mañá (Galician): morning; tomorrow
Ancestry of “mañá”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | mannãa | morning |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | maneana | at morning; morning |
| 3 | Latin | māne | — |
| 4 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |