Where does “manguito” come from?
manguito (Spanish) comes from Spanish manga, from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காய், from Tamil மா, from Old Tamil 𑀫𑀸, from Sanskrit महा, from Sanskrit महायान — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.
manguito (Spanish): muff; armband
Ancestry of “manguito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | manga | sleeve; set; manga |
| 2 | Portuguese | manga | sleeve; mango |
| 3 | Malay | mangga | mango; padlock |
| 4 | Tamil | மாங்காய் | unripe mango fruit; kidney; gizzard |
| 5 | Tamil | மா | animal, beast; horse; elephant |
| 6 | Old Tamil | 𑀫𑀸 | — |
| 7 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 8 | Sanskrit | महायान | — |
| 9 | Sanskrit | यान | carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | yáHnam | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | yáHnam | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yéh₂-nom | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₂- | to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel |