Where does “malle” come from?

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

malle (Galician): flail; handle of the flail; hammer

Definitions

  1. flail; handle of the flail; hammer

Ancestry of “malle”, step by step

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

Words derived from “malle”

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