Where does “tapioka” come from?

tapioka (Finnish) comes from Portuguese tapioca, from Old Tupi tapi'oka — tapioca.

tapioka (Finnish): tapioca starchy foodstuff

Definitions

  1. tapioca starchy foodstuff

Ancestry of “tapioka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesetapiocatapioca starchy food made from cassava
2Old Tupitapi'okatapioca

Words derived from “tapioka

Every word from Old Tupi tapi'okaEvery word from Portuguese tapioca