Where does “maniño” come from?
maniño (Galician) comes from Proto-West Germanic mandu, from Portuguese Manuel, from Spanish Manuel, from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל, from Hebrew עִמָּנוּ אֵל — God is with us.
maniño (Galician): childless
Definitions
- childless
Ancestry of “maniño”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | mandu | basket |
| 2 | Portuguese | Manuel | — |
| 3 | Spanish | Manuel | derived from biblical Emanuel |
| 4 | Hebrew | עִמָּנוּאֵל | — |
| 5 | Hebrew | עִמָּנוּ אֵל | God is with us |