Where does “mantika” come from?
mantika (Tagalog) comes from Spanish manteca, from Latin mantica, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
mantika (Tagalog): cooking oil; fat; lard
Ancestry of “mantika”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | manteca | fat, lard; butter; shortening |
| 2 | Latin | mantica | small bag ; wallet; knapsack |
| 3 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |