Where does “타피오카” come from?

타피오카 (Korean) comes from Portuguese tapioca, from Old Tupi tapi'oka — tapioca.

타피오카 (Korean): tapioca

Definitions

  1. tapioca

Ancestry of “타피오카”, 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 →