Where does “plocan buntàta” come from?

plocan buntàta (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic buntàta, from English potato, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

plocan buntàta (Scottish Gaelic): potato masher

Definitions

  1. potato masher

Ancestry of “plocan buntàta”, step by step

plocan buntàta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic buntàta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbuntàtapotato, potatoes
2EnglishpotatoThe tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
3Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
4Taínobatatasweet potato

via Scottish Gaelic plocan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicplocanpestle
Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from English potato →