Where does “manyok” come from?

manyok (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish مانیوق, from French manioc, from Spanish mandioca, from Portuguese mandioca, from Old Tupi mani'oka — cassava, manioc.

manyok (Turkish): manioc

Definitions

  1. manioc

Ancestry of “manyok”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishمانیوقmanioc
2Frenchmanioccassava, manioc
3Spanishmandiocamanioc plant
4Portuguesemandiocamanioc, cassava
5Old Tupimani'okacassava, manioc
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