Where does “akayú” come from?

akayú (Nheengatu) comes from Old Tupi akaîu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju — cashew.

akayú (Nheengatu): cashew tree

Definitions

  1. cashew tree

Ancestry of “akayú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiakaîucashew apple
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*akajucashew
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju →Every word from Old Tupi akaîu →