Where does “cachou” come from?

cachou (English) comes from French cachou, from Portuguese cachu, from Malay kacu, from Old Javanese kacu.

cachou (English): A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath; A small...

Definitions

  1. A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath; A small...

Ancestry of “cachou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcachou—
2Portuguesecachu—
3Malaykacutype of acacia
4Old Javanesekacu—
Every word from Old Javanese kacu →Every word from Malay kacu →Every word from Portuguese cachu →