Where does “acajú” come from?

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

acajú (Portuguese): acajou, mahogany

Definitions

  1. acajou, mahogany

Ancestry of “acajú”, step by step

acajú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Tupi akaîu

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

via Old Tupi acaju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Tupiacaju—

Words derived from “acajú”

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