Where does “tapioko” come from?

tapioko (Esperanto) comes from Portuguese tapioca, from Old Tupi tapi'oka — tapioca.

tapioko (Esperanto): tapioca starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings

Definitions

  1. tapioca starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings

Ancestry of “tapioko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetapiocatapioca starchy food made from cassava
2Old Tupitapi'okatapioca
Every word from Old Tupi tapi'oka →Every word from Portuguese tapioca →
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