Where does “kaju” come from?

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

kaju (Yoruba): cashew, cashew nut

Definitions

  1. cashew, cashew nut

Ancestry of “kaju”, step by step

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