Where does “mañan” come from?
mañan (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish mañana, from Old Spanish mannana, from Vulgar Latin maneana, from Latin māne, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
mañan (Papiamentu): tomorrow
Definitions
- tomorrow
Ancestry of “mañan”, step by step
mañan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish mañana
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mañana | tomorrow; soon, shortly; the morning |
| 2 | Old Spanish | mannana | morning |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | maneana | at morning; morning |
| 4 | Latin | māne | (early) in the morning |
| 5 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |