Where does “sago” come from?

Sago comes from Dutch sago, from Malay sagu, a starch extracted from the pith of palm trees.

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “sago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchsagoA powdered starch obtained from certain palms...
2Malaysagusago
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu

Words derived from “sago

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saguEvery word from Malay saguEvery word from Dutch sago