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Where does “mangal” come from?

mangal (English) comes from Portuguese mangal, from Portuguese -al, from Old Portuguese -al, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

mangal (English): A mangrove swamp; A Middle Eastern-style barbecue...

Definitions

  1. A mangrove swamp; A Middle Eastern-style barbecue...

Ancestry of “mangal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemangal—
2Portuguese-alappended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of...
3Old Portuguese-al—
4Latin-ālis—
5Proto-Italic-ālis—
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