Where does “kaakaopapu” come from?
kaakaopapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaakao, from Swedish kakao, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.
kaakaopapu (Finnish): A cocoa bean
Ancestry of “kaakaopapu”, step by step
kaakaopapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaakao
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaakao | hot chocolate, cocoa; Short for kaakaojauhe;... |
| 2 | Swedish | kakao | cocoa, cacao |
| 3 | Spanish | Cacao | the 655th most common surname in Guatemala |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | cacahuatl | cacao, cacao bean |
| 5 | Proto-Nahuan | *kakawa- | — |
via Finnish papu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | papu | bean; common bean; muscle, especially the biceps |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | papu | bean |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bobъ | bean, fava bean |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |