The story
- Malay · derived fromsagu“sago”
- Portuguese · derived fromsagueiro
- English todaysagueir
19th century. From Portuguese-influenced Malay of the Moluccas (in Portuguese sagueiro), ultimately from Malay sagu (“sago”); compare Makasar sagéru, Buginese sagéru, Malay saguer, Malay sageru.
Words from the same roots
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.