Where does “mawon” come from?

mawon (Haitian Creole) comes from French marron, from Italian marrone, from Byzantine Greek μάραον — sweet chestnut.

mawon (Haitian Creole): maroon

Definitions

  1. maroon

Ancestry of “mawon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarronhorse-chestnut; chestnut; chestnut brown
2Italianmarronebrown; a large and savoury chestnut variety; the...
3Byzantine Greekμάραονsweet chestnut
Every word from Byzantine Greek μάραον →
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