Where does “batatas” come from?

batatas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese batata, from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

batatas (Portuguese): plural of batata

Definitions

  1. plural of batata

Ancestry of “batatas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesebatatapotato
2Spanishbatatasweet potato
3Taínobatatasweet potato
Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish batata →Every word from Portuguese batata →