Where does “ságo” come from?

ságo (Czech) comes from German Sago, from English sago, from Dutch sago, from Malay sagu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu.

ságo (Czech): sago a powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener

Definitions

  1. sago a powdered starch obtained from certain palms used as a food thickener

Ancestry of “ságo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSagosago
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 *saguEvery word from Malay saguEvery word from Dutch sago