Where does “mangustan” come from?

mangustan (Malay) comes from French mangoustan, from Portuguese mangostão, from Malay manggustan, from Malay manggis — mangosteen, fruit of Garcinia mangostana tree.

Ancestry of “mangustan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmangoustanmangosteen
2Portuguesemangostãothe mangosteen
3Malaymanggustanmangosteen
4Malaymanggismangosteen, fruit of Garcinia mangostana tree

Words derived from “mangustan”

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