Where does “mangosteen” come from?

mangosteen (Dutch) comes from Malay manggustan, from Malay manggis — mangosteen, fruit of Garcinia mangostana tree.

mangosteen (Dutch): mangosteen

Definitions

  1. mangosteen

Ancestry of “mangosteen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaymanggustanmangosteen
2Malaymanggismangosteen, fruit of Garcinia mangostana tree

Words derived from “mangosteen”

Every word from Malay manggis →Every word from Malay manggustan →