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

Definitions

  1. staff

Ancestry of “cajado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecayado—
2LatincaiaA cudgel
3Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂eyd-to cut, hew

Words derived from “cajado”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂eyd- →Every word from Latin caia →Every word from Old Portuguese cayado →