mano

hand; front foot; round; hand; coat, lick; skill, talent

“Lávate las manos.” — Wash your hands.

Inherited from Old Spanish mano, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic *manus, perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *méh₂-r̥ ~ *mh₂-én-, derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)meh₂- (“to beckon”), or perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *mon-u- (see the Proto-Italic entry). Cognate with Galician man and Portuguese mão. Compare French main.

buddy, friend, bro, homie

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁mn̥ Proto-Italic *genamen Latin *genmen Latin germen Latin germānus Old Spanish ermano Spanish hermanoclip. Spanish mano Clipping of hermano (“brother, sibling”).