Where does “boneco” come from?

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

boneco (Portuguese): doll; dummy; stick figure

Definitions

  1. doll; dummy; stick figure

Ancestry of “boneco”, step by step

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

Words derived from “boneco”

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