Where does “sago” come from?

sago (Dutch) comes from Malay sagu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu.

sago (Dutch): A powdered starch obtained from certain palms...

Definitions

  1. A powdered starch obtained from certain palms...

Ancestry of “sago”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sago”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu →Every word from Malay sagu →