Where does “mantika” come from?

mantika (Sambali) comes from Spanish manteca, from Latin mantica, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mantika (Sambali): oil

Definitions

  1. oil

Ancestry of “mantika”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmantecafat, lard; butter; shortening
2Latinmanticasmall bag (for the hand); wallet
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →