Where does “manku” come from?

manku (Ye'kwana) comes from Spanish mango, from English mango, from Portuguese manga — sleeve; mango.

manku (Ye'kwana): mango

Definitions

  1. mango

Ancestry of “manku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmangohandle; mango; cash, dough
2EnglishmangoA tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica;...
3Portuguesemangasleeve; mango
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