Where does “檟如” come from?

檟如 (Chinese) comes from Portuguese caju, from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

檟如 (Chinese): cashew

Definitions

  1. cashew

Ancestry of “檟如”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecajucashew; cashew nut
2Classical Persianبادام—
3Middle Persianwʾtʾm—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Middle Persian wʾtʾm →Every word from Classical Persian بادام →