Where does “manda” come from?
manda (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic mandu, from Portuguese Manuel, from Spanish Manuel, from Hebrew עִמָּנוּאֵל, from Hebrew עִמָּנוּ אֵל — God is with us.
Ancestry of “manda”, 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 |