Where does “mkanju” come from?

mkanju (Swahili) comes from Swahili kanju, from Gujarati કાજુ, from Portuguese caju, from Classical Persian بادام, from Middle Persian wʾtʾm, from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám.

mkanju (Swahili): cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale)

Definitions

  1. cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale)

Ancestry of “mkanju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilikanjucashew apple
2Gujaratiકાજુcashew nut
3Portuguesecajucashew; cashew nut
4Classical Persianبادام—
5Middle Persianwʾtʾm—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianvātādám—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian vātādám →Every word from Middle Persian wʾtʾm →Every word from Classical Persian بادام →