Where does “cacahuacentli” come from?

cacahuacentli (Classical Nahuatl) comes from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

cacahuacentli (Classical Nahuatl): a cacao pod

Definitions

  1. a cacao pod

Ancestry of “cacahuacentli”, step by step

cacahuacentli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
2Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—

via Classical Nahuatl centli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Nahuatlcentlicorncob

Words derived from “cacahuacentli”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →