Where does “mahogny” come from?

mahogny (Swedish) comes from English mahogany, from Spanish mahogani, from Island Carib maga — mahogany.

mahogny (Swedish): mahogany

Definitions

  1. mahogany

Ancestry of “mahogny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmahoganyAny of various tropical American evergreen trees,...
2Spanishmahoganimahogany
3Island Caribmagamahogany

Words derived from “mahogny”

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