Where does “tapioka” come from?

tapioka (Marshallese) comes from English tapioca, from Portuguese tapioca, from Old Tupi tapi'oka — tapioca.

tapioka (Marshallese): tapioca

Definitions

  1. tapioca

Ancestry of “tapioka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtapiocaA starchy food made from the cassava plant, used...
2Portuguesetapiocatapioca starchy food made from cassava
3Old Tupitapi'okatapioca
Every word from Old Tupi tapi'oka →Every word from Portuguese tapioca →Every word from English tapioca →
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