Where does “cajado” come from?
cajado (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cayado, from Latin caia, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- — to cut, hew.
cajado (Portuguese): staff
Ancestry of “cajado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | cayado | — |
| 2 | Latin | caia | A cudgel |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂eyd- | to cut, hew |
Words derived from “cajado”