From Malay
sagu (uncountable)
First attested in the 13th century, fromProto-Basque*sagu.
The computing sense is asemantic loan fromEnglishmouse.
sagu
FromMalaysagu, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu(“processed sago; fluid oozing from a wound, infected sore, or corpse”).
sagu (pluralsagu-sagu)

Inherited fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu(“processed sago, prepared starch from the sago palm”). Cognate withJavaneseꦱꦒꦸ(sagu) andTagalogsago.
sagu (Jawi spellingساݢو,pluralsagu-saguorsagu2)
FromProto-Germanic*sagǭ, whence alsoOld Frisiansege,Old High Germansaga,Old Norsesaga.
sagu f (nominative pluralsageorsaga)
Strongō-stem:
sagu n (uncountable)
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | sagu | saguul |
| genitive-dative | sagu | saguului |
| vocative | saguule | |
FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*sagu(“processed sago; fluid oozing from a wound, infected sore, or corpse”).
sagu (Sundanese scriptᮞᮌᮥ)
sagu
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tosagu | fosagu | misagu | |
| 2nd person | nosagu | nisagu | ||
| 3rd person | masculine | osagu | isagu yosagu(archaic) | |
| feminine | mosagu | |||
| neuter | isagu | |||
Learned borrowing fromOld Anatolian Turkishصاغو(saġu), further etymology unknown.
sagu (definite accusativesaguyu,pluralsagular)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sagu | sagular |
| definite accusative | saguyu | saguları |
| dative | saguya | sagulara |
| locative | saguda | sagularda |
| ablative | sagudan | sagulardan |
| genitive | sagunun | saguların |
sagu (definite accusativesaguyu,pluralsagular)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sagu | sagular |
| definite accusative | saguyu | saguları |
| dative | saguya | sagulara |
| locative | saguda | sagularda |
| ablative | sagudan | sagulardan |
| genitive | sagunun | saguların |