Where does “mahogany” come from?

Mahogany comes from Spanish mahogani, borrowed from Island Carib maga, a tree native to the Caribbean.

mahogany (English): Any of various tropical American evergreen trees,...

Definitions

  1. Any of various tropical American evergreen trees,...

Ancestry of “mahogany”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmahoganimahogany
2Island Caribmagamahogany

Words derived from “mahogany

Every word from Island Carib magaEvery word from Spanish mahogani