Where does “mangoustan” come from?
mangoustan (French) comes from Portuguese mangostão, from Malay manggustan, from Malay manggis — mangosteen, fruit of Garcinia mangostana tree.
mangoustan (French): mangosteen
Ancestry of “mangoustan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | mangostão | the mangosteen |
| 2 | Malay | manggustan | mangosteen |
| 3 | Malay | manggis | mangosteen, fruit of Garcinia mangostana tree |
Words derived from “mangoustan”