The Spanish word 'cachimba', meaning 'pipe' or 'water hole', has an interesting journey through African languages. It comes from the Portuguese word 'cacimba', meaning 'well' or 'water hole', which in turn was borrowed from the Kimbundu word 'kišima', meaning 'hole' or 'well'. Kimbundu is a language spoken in Angola, and this etymology reflects the historical connections between Portugal's colonial presence in Africa and the spread of words into Spanish through Portuguese.

While 'cachimba' itself is a relatively common word in Spanish, particularly in some regions where it refers to a smoking pipe, there aren't many simpler or more common Spanish words that share this African etymology. This is because the word entered Spanish vocabulary directly through Portuguese colonial contact with Africa, rather than through Latin or other more common sources of Spanish vocabulary.

There aren't any common English words directly related to 'cachimba', as this word comes from Kimbundu through Portuguese. However, English speakers might be interested to know that similar words for pipes or water vessels exist in various creole languages that developed during the colonial period, showing how African words spread through different colonial languages.