Where does “abacate” come from?

abacate (Brazilian Portuguese) comes from Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.

Ancestry of “abacate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nahuatlāhuacatl—
2Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado

Words derived from “abacate”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa →Every word from Nahuatl āhuacatl →
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