Where does “boneka” come from?

boneka (Malay) comes from Portuguese boneca, from Spanish muñeca, from Old Spanish munneca — wrist.

boneka (Malay): puppet

Definitions

  1. puppet

Ancestry of “boneka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebonecadoll
2Spanishmuñecawrist; doll; chick, babe, doll
3Old Spanishmunnecawrist

Words derived from “boneka”

Every word from Old Spanish munneca →Every word from Spanish muñeca →Every word from Portuguese boneca →