mangal

Where does the word "mangal" come from? It comes from Arabic manqal, passing through Ottoman Turkish and Russian before entering English (2000s).

Mangal’s story begins in Arabic: manqal meant “brazier.” A portable brazier for heating rooms and cooking. By 1500s, the word had taken hold in Ottoman Turkish as mangal. Braziers of brass or copper warmed Ottoman houses; today it means a barbecue grill. From there it passed into Russian as mangal by 1800s. Became the standard name for a shashlik grill. It reached English by 2000s as mangal. Spread through the Turkish charcoal-grill restaurants of north London. Today, mangal means a charcoal grill or brazier used for barbecuing meat.

1. Stage 1 · Arabic · medieval manqal "brazier", a portable brazier for heating rooms and cooking.
2. Stage 2 · Ottoman Turkish · 1500s mangal "brazier, grill", braziers of brass or copper warmed Ottoman houses; today it means a barbecue grill.
3. Stage 3 · Russian · 1800s mangal "barbecue grill", became the standard name for a shashlik grill.
4. Stage 4 · English · 2000s mangal "Turkish grill", spread through the Turkish charcoal-grill restaurants of north London.