Where does “kakao” come from?

kakao (Estonian) comes from German Kakao, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

kakao (Estonian): cocoa

Definitions

  1. cocoa

Ancestry of “kakao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKakaococoa; cocoa, hot chocolate; cacao
2SpanishCacaothe 655th most common surname in Guatemala
3Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
4Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →Every word from Spanish Cacao →