Where does “саго” come from?
саго (Russian) comes from English sago, from Dutch sago, from Malay sagu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu.
саго (Russian): sago
Ancestry of “саго”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sago | A powdered starch obtained from certain palms... |
| 2 | Dutch | sago | A powdered starch obtained from certain palms... |
| 3 | Malay | sagu | sago |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | *sagu | — |