Where does “mahonkinen” come from?

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

mahonkinen (Finnish): mahogany, made of mahogany

Definitions

  1. mahogany, made of mahogany

Ancestry of “mahonkinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmahonkimahogany
2Swedishmahognymahogany
3EnglishmahoganyAny of various tropical American evergreen trees,...
4Spanishmahoganimahogany
5Island Caribmagamahogany
Every word from Island Carib maga →Every word from Spanish mahogani →Every word from English mahogany →
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