Where does “arurut” come from?

arurut (Tok Pisin) comes from English arrowroot, from Arawak aru-aru.

arurut (Tok Pisin): arrowroot

Definitions

  1. arrowroot

Ancestry of “arurut”, step by step

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