Where does “jääkaakao” come from?

jääkaakao (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaakao, from Swedish kakao, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

jääkaakao (Finnish): iced cocoa, iced chocolate

Definitions

  1. iced cocoa, iced chocolate

Ancestry of “jääkaakao”, step by step

jääkaakao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaakao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaakaohot chocolate, cocoa; Short for kaakaojauhe;...
2Swedishkakaococoa, cacao
3SpanishCacaothe 655th most common surname in Guatemala
4Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
5Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-

via Finnish jää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjääice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =...
2Proto-Finnicjääice
3Proto-Uralicjäŋeice
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatlEvery word from Spanish Cacao