Where does “သာဂူပြင်” come from?

သာဂူပြင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သာဂူ, from Malay sagu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu.

သာဂူပြင် (Burmese): sweet pudding made with sago, coconut milk and condensed milk

Definitions

  1. sweet pudding made with sago, coconut milk and condensed milk

Ancestry of “သာဂူပြင်”, step by step

သာဂူပြင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သာဂူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသာဂူsago
2Malaysagusago
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu—

via Burmese ပြင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပြင်to prepare; to repair; exterior, outside
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu →Every word from Malay sagu →Every word from Burmese သာဂူ →