Where does “mão” come from?
mão (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mão, from Latin malus, from Ancient Greek μηλέα, from Ancient Greek μῆλον, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meh₁l- — small animal”; small animal.
mão (Portuguese): hand
Definitions
- hand
Ancestry of “mão”, step by step
mão traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Portuguese mão
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | mão | hand |
| 2 | Latin | malus | unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μηλέα | apple tree |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μῆλον | apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meh₁l- | small animal”; small animal |
via Mandarin 毛
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mandarin | 毛 | — |