Etymology Explorer
› Manado Malay
Where does “batata” come from?
batata (Manado Malay) comes from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.
Ancestry of “batata”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Spanish
batata
sweet potato
2
Taíno
batata
sweet potato
Words derived from “batata”
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