Where does “mão-leve” come from?

mão-leve (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese leve, from Old Portuguese leve, from Latin levis, from Proto-Italic leɣʷis, from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- — light.

mão-leve (Portuguese): a person who steals in a covert manner

Definitions

a person who steals in a covert manner

Ancestry of “mão-leve”, step by step

mão-leve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese leve

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	leve	light; gentle, light
2	Old Portuguese	leve	—
3	Latin	levis	light; quick, swift; fickle
4	Proto-Italic	leɣʷis	light
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁léngʰus	lightweight
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁lengʷʰ-	light

via Portuguese mão

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	mão	hand
2	Old Portuguese	mão	hand
3	Latin	malus	unpleasant, distressing, painful, nasty, bad;...
4	Ancient Greek	μηλέα	apple tree
5	Ancient Greek	μῆλον	apple; any fruit from a tree; a woman's breast
6	Proto-Indo-European	(s)meh₁l-	small animal”; small animal

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁lengʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁léngʰus →Every word from Proto-Italic leɣʷis →