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

Definitions

  1. Archaic form of sago

Ancestry of “sagu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RomanianȘagusago
2Frenchsagousago
3Portuguesesagusago; sago pudding
4Malaysagusago
5Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu →Every word from Malay sagu →Every word from Portuguese sagu →