Where does “figau” come from?

figau (Swahili) comes from Portuguese fogão, from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

figau (Swahili): kitchen in dhows

Definitions

  1. kitchen in dhows

Ancestry of “figau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefogãofire
2Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
3Old Portuguese-ão—
4Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Portuguese fogão →