Where does “batata” come from?

batata (Ponosakan) comes from Manado Malay batata, from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

batata (Ponosakan): sweet potato

Definitions

  1. sweet potato

Ancestry of “batata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manado Malaybatata—
2Spanishbatatasweet potato
3Taínobatatasweet potato
Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish batata →Every word from Manado Malay batata →