Where does “sagu” come from?
sagu (English) comes from Romanian Șagu, from French sagou, from Portuguese sagu, from Malay sagu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu.
sagu (English): Archaic form of sago
Ancestry of “sagu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Romanian | Șagu | — |
| 2 | French | sagou | — |
| 3 | Portuguese | sagu | sago; sago pudding |
| 4 | Malay | sagu | sago |
| 5 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *sagu | — |