Where does “buwena mano” come from?
buwena mano (Tagalog) comes from Spanish buena mano, from Spanish maño, from Spanish hermano, from Old Spanish ermano, from Vulgar Latin germanus, from Latin Germānus, from Latin germen, from Proto-Italic genamen — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
buwena mano (Tagalog): auspicious start to an event, competition, or transaction that would set the tone for the rest that would follow
Definitions
- auspicious start to an event, competition, or transaction that would set the tone for the rest that would follow
Ancestry of “buwena mano”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | buena mano | skill, talent, or ability |
| 2 | Spanish | maño | big; of or from Aragón; someone from Aragón |
| 3 | Spanish | hermano | brother; sibling; bro |
| 4 | Old Spanish | ermano | brother |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | germanus | brother; of brothers or sisters; full, own |
| 6 | Latin | Germānus | — |
| 7 | Latin | germen | shoot, sprout, bud; germ, seed, origin; embryo,... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | genamen | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁mn̥ | offspring, seed |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |