Where does “kaakaojuoma” come from?
kaakaojuoma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaakao, from Swedish kakao, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.
kaakaojuoma (Finnish): chocolate beverage
Ancestry of “kaakaojuoma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaakao | hot chocolate, cocoa; Short for kaakaojauhe;... |
| 2 | Swedish | kakao | cocoa, cacao |
| 3 | Spanish | Cacao | — |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | cacahuatl | cacao, cacao bean |
| 5 | Proto-Nahuan | *kakawa- | — |