Where does “potät” come from?

potät (Swedish) comes from English potatoes, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

potät (Swedish): a potato

Definitions

  1. a potato

Ancestry of “potät”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpotatoesplural of potato
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato

Words derived from “potät”

Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from English potatoes →