Where does “araru” come from?

araru (Tagalog) comes from English arrowroot, from Arawak aru-aru.

araru (Tagalog): arrowroot

Definitions

  1. arrowroot

Ancestry of “araru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisharrowroot"Maranta arundinacea" from the Marantaceae...
2Arawakaru-aru—
Every word from Arawak aru-aru →Every word from English arrowroot →