Where does “talas” come from?

talas (Indonesian) comes from Malay talas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs — taro.

talas (Indonesian): taro

Definitions

  1. taro

Ancestry of “talas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaytalastaro
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaləstaro
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs →Every word from Malay talas →