Where does “boneca” come from?

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

boneca (Portuguese): doll

Definitions

  1. doll

Ancestry of “boneca”, step by step

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

Words derived from “boneca”

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