Where does “mainta” come from?
mainta (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish mañanita, 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.
mainta (Papiamentu): morning
Definitions
- morning
Ancestry of “mainta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | mañanita | early morning; shawl |
| 2 | Spanish | mañana | tomorrow; soon, shortly; the morning |
| 3 | Old Spanish | mannana | morning |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | maneana | at morning; morning |
| 5 | Latin | māne | (early) in the morning |
| 6 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |