Cocos nucifera waa magac cilmiyaysan oo loo bixiyay geedka timirta qumbaha. Erayga Cocos waxa uu ka yimid ereyada Bortuqiisku iyo Isbaanishka ee "coco" oo macneheedu yahay "wejiga daanyeer" ama "gumace", isaga oo ula jeeda saddexda indhood ee looska timaha leh ee u eg wejiga daayeer. Nucifera waxa ay ka timid ereyada Laatiinka ee "nux" oo macneheedu yahay "nut" iyo "ferre" oo macneheedu yahay "dhammaan", markaa ereyga macnihiisu waxa weeye "Qumbaha lowska".