Where does “manda” come from?

manda (Galician) comes from Galician mandar, from Old Portuguese mandar, from Latin mandō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manda (Galician): handful, fistful; bundle; sheaf; pack; herd

Definitions

  1. handful, fistful; bundle; sheaf; pack; herd

Ancestry of “manda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmandarto order, command; to govern; to be in power; to...
2Old Portuguesemandar—
3Latinmandōto order, command, enjoin
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →