Where does “taro” come from?

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

taro (Rapa Nui): taro

Definitions

  1. taro

Ancestry of “taro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesiantalotaro, eddo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiantaləstaro
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs →Every word from Proto-Polynesian talo →