Where does “kaakaorasva” come from?

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

kaakaorasva (Finnish): cocoa butter

Definitions

  1. cocoa butter

Ancestry of “kaakaorasva”, step by step

kaakaorasva 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 rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →Every word from Spanish Cacao →