Where does “mango” come from?
Mango comes from Portuguese manga, from Malay mangga, from Tamil மாங்காय், traced to Latin manus and Proto-Indo-European man-.
mango (English): A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica;...
Definitions
- A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica;...
Ancestry of “mango”, step by step
mango traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Portuguese manga
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | manga | sleeve; mango |
via Mango Mango
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mango | Mango | — |