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

Definitions

  1. sago

Ancestry of “саго”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsagoA powdered starch obtained from certain palms...
2DutchsagoA powdered starch obtained from certain palms...
3Malaysagusago
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu →Every word from Malay sagu →Every word from Dutch sago →