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
- A mangrove swamp; A Middle Eastern-style barbecue...
Ancestry of “mangal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mangal | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | -al | appended to noun X, forms adjectives meaning “of... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | -al | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |