Where does “kiazi” come from?

kiazi (Swahili) comes from Malay keladi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaladi.

kiazi (Swahili): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “kiazi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeladia root vegetable of the "Colocasia" genus,...
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*kaladi—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaladi →Every word from Malay keladi →
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