Where does “kaakaopuu” come from?

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

kaakaopuu (Finnish): cacao

Definitions

  1. cacao

Ancestry of “kaakaopuu”, step by step

kaakaopuu 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 puu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuutree; wood
2Proto-Finnicpuutree
3Proto-Uralicpuwetree, wood
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →Every word from Spanish Cacao →
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