tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952506.post111110926551431949..comments2023-10-30T11:04:56.461-04:00Comments on Musings: Potatoes in India, as per AchayaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952506.post-1111452113588534132005-03-21T19:41:00.000-05:002005-03-21T19:41:00.000-05:00"Aluka" in Sanskrit, and "alu" in Hindu are generi..."Aluka" in Sanskrit, and "alu" in Hindu are generic terms for underground tubers of all kinds, as the the Tamil words kizhangu and kandam - so explains Achaya.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03451666670728177970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8952506.post-1111405907883396352005-03-21T06:51:00.000-05:002005-03-21T06:51:00.000-05:00Where does the word `alu' or `aloo' come from? If ...Where does the word `alu' or `aloo' come from? If it didn't come with the Europeans, maybe something similar was already present in India ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com