Where does “kaakaolevite” come from?

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

kaakaolevite (Finnish): chocolate spread, cocoa spread

Definitions

  1. chocolate spread, cocoa spread

Ancestry of “kaakaolevite”, step by step

kaakaolevite 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 levite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevitespread, table spread
2Finnishlevittääto spread, spread out; to apply; to widen,...
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →Every word from Spanish Cacao →