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

Definitions

  1. mangosteen

Ancestry of “mangoustan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemangostãothe mangosteen
2Malaymanggustanmangosteen
3Malaymanggismangosteen, fruit of Garcinia mangostana tree

Words derived from “mangoustan”

Every word from Malay manggis →Every word from Malay manggustan →Every word from Portuguese mangostão →