Where does “mahon” come from?

mahon (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish مغون, from French mahagoni, from English mahogany, from Spanish mahogani, from Island Carib maga — mahogany.

mahon (Romanian): mahogany

Definitions

  1. mahogany

Ancestry of “mahon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمغونmahogany
2Frenchmahagoni—
3EnglishmahoganyAny of various tropical American evergreen trees,...
4Spanishmahoganimahogany
5Island Caribmagamahogany

Words derived from “mahon”

Every word from Island Carib maga →Every word from Spanish mahogani →Every word from English mahogany →