Where does “mejillón” come from?
mejillón (Spanish) comes from Portuguese mexilhão, from Old Portuguese mixillon.
mejillón (Spanish): mussel; Chilean mussel
Ancestry of “mejillón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | mexilhão | mussel; vagina |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | mixillon | — |