Where does “cajadada” come from?

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

cajadada (Portuguese): blow with a staff or crook

Definitions

  1. blow with a staff or crook

Ancestry of “cajadada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecajadostaff
2Old Portuguesecayado—
3LatincaiaA cudgel
4Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- →Every word from Latin caia →Every word from Old Portuguese cayado →