English
mallin
Mallin comes from Mapudungun malliñ.
- Mapudungunmodernmalliñ
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmallín
- Englishearliest quotation 1914mallin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Mapudungunmodernmalliñ
- Spanishc. 1500–presentmallín
- Englishearliest quotation 1914mallin
Earliest quotation: 1914, Northern Patagonia: Character and Resour: “It is therefore not an uncommon sight to see…”
Every English word from Mapudungun malliñ
Today it means
noun A type of wetland in Patagonia.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Mapudungun malliñ / mallin