Where does “caju” come from?

caju (Portuguese) comes from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

caju (Portuguese): cashew; cashew nut

Definitions

  1. cashew; cashew nut

Ancestry of “caju”, step by step

caju traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian بادام

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianبادام—
2Middle Persianwʾtʾm—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—

via Old Tupi akaîu

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

Words derived from “caju”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Middle Persian wʾtʾm →Every word from Classical Persian بادام →