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
- A powdered starch obtained from certain palms...
Ancestry of “sago”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | sago | A powdered starch obtained from certain palms... |
| 2 | Malay | sagu | sago |
| 3 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *sagu | — |
Words derived from “sago”