Where does “taro” come from?

taro (Maori) comes from Proto-Polynesian talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs — taro.

taro (Maori): taro; bread

Definitions

  1. taro; bread

Ancestry of “taro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantalotaro, eddo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaləstaro

Words derived from “taro”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs →Every word from Proto-Polynesian talo →