Where does “mahonkihuonekalu” come from?

mahonkihuonekalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish mahonki, from Swedish mahogny, from English mahogany, from Spanish mahogani, from Island Carib maga — mahogany.

mahonkihuonekalu (Finnish): an article of furniture made of mahogany

Definitions

  1. an article of furniture made of mahogany

Ancestry of “mahonkihuonekalu”, step by step

mahonkihuonekalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mahonki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahonkimahogany
2Swedishmahognymahogany
3EnglishmahoganyAny of various tropical American evergreen trees,...
4Spanishmahoganimahogany
5Island Caribmagamahogany

via Finnish huonekalu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhuonekaluA piece of furniture
2Finnishhuoneroom; house; house, hall
3Proto-Finnichoonehbuilding; room
Every word from Island Carib maga →Every word from Spanish mahogani →Every word from English mahogany →
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