Where does “കശുമാവ്” come from?

കശുമാവ് (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam കശു, from Portuguese caju, from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

കശുമാവ് (Malayalam): cashew tree; Anacardium occidentale

Definitions

  1. cashew tree; Anacardium occidentale

Ancestry of “കശുമാവ്”, step by step

കശുമാവ് traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malayalam കശു

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamകശുcashew
2Portuguesecajucashew; cashew nut
3Classical Persianبادام—
4Middle Persianwʾtʾm—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—

via Malayalam മാവ്

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayalamമാവ്mango; mango tree; meal, starch
2Proto-Dravidian*mām—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Middle Persian wʾtʾm →Every word from Classical Persian بادام →