Where does “kakaw” come from?

kakaw (Cebuano) comes from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

kakaw (Cebuano): the cacao tree; the fruit of this tree; a cocoa...

Definitions

  1. the cacao tree; the fruit of this tree; a cocoa...

Ancestry of “kakaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCacaothe 655th most common surname in Guatemala
2Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
3Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →Every word from Spanish Cacao →