Where does “marroi” come from?

marroi (Basque) comes from Spanish marrón, from French marron, from Italian marrone, from Byzantine Greek μάραον — sweet chestnut.

marroi (Basque): brown

Definitions

  1. brown

Ancestry of “marroi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmarrónbrown; mess; bitch
2Frenchmarronhorse-chestnut; chestnut; chestnut brown
3Italianmarronebrown; a large and savoury chestnut variety; the...
4Byzantine Greekμάραονsweet chestnut
Every word from Byzantine Greek μάραον →