Where does “manhã” come from?

manhã (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mannãa, from Vulgar Latin maneana, from Latin māne, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manhã (Portuguese): morning

Definitions

  1. morning

Ancestry of “manhã”, step by step

manhã traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Portuguese mannãa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemannãamorning
2Vulgar Latinmaneanaat morning; morning
3Latinmāne(early) in the morning
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Old Tupi mãîa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupimãîamother
2Old Tupi-aforms nouns from a word's stem
3Proto-Tupi-Guarani*-aβinstrumentalizer suffix

via Old Portuguese manna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemanna—
2Vulgar Latinmaniamanual skill or ability; manual skill or...

Words derived from “manhã”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →