Where does “poteto” come from?

poteto (Tok Pisin) comes from English potato, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

poteto (Tok Pisin): potato

Definitions

  1. potato

Ancestry of “poteto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpotatoThe tuber of a plant, "Solanum tuberosum", eaten...
2Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
3Taínobatatasweet potato
Every word from Taíno batata →Every word from Spanish patata →Every word from English potato →
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