Where does “mal” come from?

mal (Galician) comes from Latin manuālis, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mal (Galician): badly; misfortune; bad; evil

Definitions

  1. badly; misfortune; bad; evil

Ancestry of “mal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanuālishand
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →