Where does “saag” come from?

saag (English) comes from Hindi साग, from Portuguese sagu, from Malay sagu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu.

saag (English): An Indian dish made from greens cooked down to a...

Definitions

  1. An Indian dish made from greens cooked down to a...

Ancestry of “saag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसागvegetable
2Portuguesesagusago; sago pudding
3Malaysagusago
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu →Every word from Malay sagu →Every word from Portuguese sagu →