Where does “taro” come from?
taro (Tok Pisin) comes from English Taro, from Maori taro, from Proto-Polynesian talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian taləs — taro.
taro (Tok Pisin): The taro plant
Ancestry of “taro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Taro | — |
| 2 | Maori | taro | taro; bread |
| 3 | Proto-Polynesian | talo | taro, eddo |
| 4 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | taləs | taro |