Where does “taro” come from?

Taro comes from Māori taro, from Proto-Polynesian talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs, a plant with edible root.

taro (English): "Colocasia esculenta", raised as a food primarily...

Definitions

  1. "Colocasia esculenta", raised as a food primarily...

Ancestry of “taro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Maoritarotaro; bread
2Proto-Polynesiantalotaro, eddo
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaləstaro
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs →Every word from Proto-Polynesian talo →Every word from Maori taro →