Where does “akaĵuo” come from?

akaĵuo (Esperanto) comes from French acajou, from Portuguese acajú, from Old Tupi akaîu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju — cashew.

akaĵuo (Esperanto): cashew fruit, cashew apple

Definitions

  1. cashew fruit, cashew apple

Ancestry of “akaĵuo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacajoucashew tree; also, its fruit; mahogany tree;...
2Portugueseacajúacajou, mahogany
3Old Tupiakaîucashew apple
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*akajucashew

Words derived from “akaĵuo”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju →Every word from Old Tupi akaîu →Every word from Portuguese acajú →