Where does “mangostán” come from?

mangostán (Spanish) comes from Portuguese mangostão, from Malay manggustan, from Malay manggis — mangosteen, fruit of Garcinia mangostana tree.

mangostán (Spanish): The mangosteen

Definitions

  1. The mangosteen

Ancestry of “mangostán”, step by step

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

Words derived from “mangostán”

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