Where does “西米” come from?

西米 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 西谷米, from English sago, from Dutch sago, from Malay sagu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu.

西米 (Chinese): sago

Definitions

  1. sago

Ancestry of “西米”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese西谷米sago
2EnglishsagoA powdered starch obtained from certain palms...
3DutchsagoA powdered starch obtained from certain palms...
4Malaysagusago
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu →Every word from Malay sagu →Every word from Dutch sago →