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Where does “hangmat” come from?
hangmat (Dutch) comes from Spanish hamaca, from Taíno hamaca.
hangmat
(Dutch): hammock
Definitions
hammock
Ancestry of “hangmat”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Spanish
hamaca
hammock; swing
2
Taíno
hamaca
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Words derived from “hangmat”
hängmatta
riippumatto
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