Where does “akaĵunukso” come from?

akaĵunukso (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto nukso, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks, from Proto-Indo-European knew-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

akaĵunukso (Esperanto): cashew nut

Definitions

  1. cashew nut

Ancestry of “akaĵunukso”, step by step

akaĵunukso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto nukso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantonuksonut
2LatinnuxA nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or...
3Proto-Italicknuksnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Esperanto akaĵuo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoakaĵuocashew fruit, cashew apple
2Frenchacajoucashew tree; also, its fruit; mahogany tree;...
3Portugueseacajúacajou, mahogany
4Old Tupiakaîucashew apple
5Proto-Tupi-Guarani*akajucashew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European knew- →Every word from Proto-Italic knuks →