Where does “কাজু বাদাম” come from?
কাজু বাদাম (Assamese) comes from Bengali কাজু বাদাম, from Portuguese caju, from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.
কাজু বাদাম (Assamese): cashew nut
Definitions
- cashew nut
Ancestry of “কাজু বাদাম”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bengali | কাজু বাদাম | cashew nut |
| 2 | Portuguese | caju | cashew; cashew nut |
| 3 | Classical Persian | بادام | — |
| 4 | Middle Persian | wʾtʾm | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | vātādám | — |