Where does “sagu” come from?
sagu (Portuguese) comes from Malay sagu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu.
sagu (Portuguese): sago; sago pudding
Ancestry of “sagu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | sagu | sago |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *sagu | — |