Where does “சவ்வரிசி” come from?

சவ்வரிசி (Tamil) comes from Hindi साबू, from Portuguese sagu, from Malay sagu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu.

சவ்வரிசி (Tamil): Sago, glutinous pith taken out of the stem of several species of a particular genus of palm (Metroxylon)

Definitions

  1. Sago, glutinous pith taken out of the stem of several species of a particular genus of palm (Metroxylon)

Ancestry of “சவ்வரிசி”, step by step

சவ்வரிசி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi साबू

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसाबूsago plant
2Portuguesesagusago; sago pudding
3Malaysagusago
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu—

via Tamil அரிசி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilஅரிசிraw rice
2Proto-Dravidianwariñcirice
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sagu →Every word from Malay sagu →Every word from Portuguese sagu →