Where does “muñeco” come from?

muñeco (Spanish) comes from Spanish muñeca, from Old Spanish munneca — wrist.

muñeco (Spanish): doll; puppet; attractive male

Definitions

  1. doll; puppet; attractive male

Ancestry of “muñeco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmuñecawrist; doll; chick, babe, doll
2Old Spanishmunnecawrist

Words derived from “muñeco”

Every word from Old Spanish munneca →Every word from Spanish muñeca →