Where does “mahoniu” come from?

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

mahoniu (Romanian): mahogany

Definitions

  1. mahogany

Ancestry of “mahoniu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianmahonmahogany
2Ottoman Turkishمغونmahogany
3Frenchmahagoni—
4EnglishmahoganyAny of various tropical American evergreen trees,...
5Spanishmahoganimahogany
6Island Caribmagamahogany
Every word from Island Carib maga →Every word from Spanish mahogani →Every word from English mahogany →