köken: From Middle High German hantvol, hantfol, from Old High German hantfol, from Proto-Germanic *handufulliz, *handufullō, equivalent to Hand + voll. Cognate with Dutch handvol, English handful, Icelandic handfylli.
Medida aproximada de capacidad equivalente a lo que se puede contener al juntar las dos manos formando un cuenco (forma cóncava). Se utiliza principalmente con cosas sueltas como áridos o grano.
köken: From Vulgar Latin (manum) gemella(m), which consists of Latin manus (“hand”) and gemella, female form of gemellus (“double, a pair of something”).
köken: From φούχτα (foúchta) with metathesis, but uncertain beyond that. Probably from an unattested *φουκτίζω (*phouktízō), which would be derived from Koine Greek πυκτεύω (pukteúō, “to fight”), i.e. "the body part that one fights with".