Where does “cayado” come from?

cayado (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin caia, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.

Ancestry of “cayado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincaiaA cudgel
2Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew

Words derived from “cayado”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- →Every word from Latin caia →