Where does “maná” come from?

maná (Portuguese) comes from Spanish maña, from Vulgar Latin mania, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

maná (Portuguese): manna

Definitions

  1. manna

Ancestry of “maná”, step by step

maná traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish maña

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmañaskill, aptitude, knack; trick; bad habit, vice,...
2Vulgar Latinmaniamanual skill or ability; manual skill or...
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via English manâ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmanâprestige; specifically, a form of supernatural energy in Polynesian religion that inheres in things or people
2Maorimanâ—
3Proto-Polynesianmanapower
4Proto-Oceanicmana—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →