Where does “काजू” come from?
काजू (Hindi) comes from Portuguese caju, from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.
काजू (Hindi): cashew nut
Ancestry of “काजू”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | caju | cashew; cashew nut |
| 2 | Classical Persian | بادام | — |
| 3 | Middle Persian | wʾtʾm | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | vātādám | — |