Where does “batat” come from?

batat (Romanian) comes from Russian бата́т, from Spanish batata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

batat (Romanian): sweet potato

Definitions

  1. sweet potato

Ancestry of “batat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianбата́тsweet potato
2Spanishbatatasweet potato
3Taínobatatasweet potato
Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish batata →Every word from Russian бата́т →