Where does “Arákaîu” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Arákaîu”, step by step

Arákaîu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi akaîu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiakaîucashew apple
2Proto-Tupi-Guarani*akajucashew

via Old Tupi ará

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiaráscarlet macaw (Ara macao)

Words derived from “Arákaîu”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju →Every word from Old Tupi akaîu →