Where does “cachou” come from?

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

Ancestry of “cachou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecachu—
2Malaykacutype of acacia
3Old Javanesekacu—

Words derived from “cachou”

Every word from Old Javanese kacu →Every word from Malay kacu →Every word from Portuguese cachu →
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