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
Ancestry of “caju”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Classical Persian | بادام | — |
| 2 | Middle Persian | wʾtʾm | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | vātādám | — |
Words derived from “caju”