Where does “カシュー” come from?

カシュー (Japanese) comes from English cashew, from French acajou, from Portuguese acajú, from Old Tupi akaîu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju — cashew.

カシュー (Japanese): cashew

Definitions

  1. cashew

Ancestry of “カシュー”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcashewA tree, "Anacardium occidentale", native to...
2Frenchacajoucashew tree; also, its fruit; mahogany tree;...
3Portugueseacajúacajou, mahogany
4Old Tupiakaîucashew apple
5Proto-Tupi-Guarani*akajucashew
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju →Every word from Old Tupi akaîu →Every word from Portuguese acajú →