Where does “sawi pagoda” come from?
sawi pagoda (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pagoda, from Portuguese pagode, from Malayalam പകോതി, from Sanskrit भगवती — goddess.
sawi pagoda (Indonesian): Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa an Asian variety of Brassica rapa grown for greens, lately popular in North American cuisine; tatsoi
Definitions
- Brassica rapa subsp. narinosa an Asian variety of Brassica rapa grown for greens, lately popular in North American cuisine; tatsoi
Ancestry of “sawi pagoda”, step by step
sawi pagoda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Indonesian pagoda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | pagoda | pagoda: a religious building in South and Southeast Asia, especially a multi-storey tower erected as a Hindu or Buddhist temple |
| 2 | Portuguese | pagode | a subgenre of samba music; pagoda; spree |
| 3 | Malayalam | പകോതി | Durga temple |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भगवती | goddess |
via Indonesian sawi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | sawi | mustard greens (Brassica juncea) |