Where does “manca” come from?

manca (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese manco, from Latin mancus, from Proto-Indo-European mank-.

manca (Portuguese): feminine singular of manco

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of manco

Ancestry of “manca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemancolame
2Latinmancusmaimed, crippled, handicapped, infirm; defective,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmank-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mank- →Every word from Latin mancus →Every word from Portuguese manco →