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Where does “suklaalevy” come from?

suklaalevy (Finnish) comes from Finnish suklaa, from Swedish choklad, from French chocolat, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.

suklaalevy (Finnish): chocolate bar, chocolate slab

Definitions

  1. chocolate bar, chocolate slab

Ancestry of “suklaalevy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuklaachocolate
2Swedishchokladchocolate
3Frenchchocolatchocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;...
4Spanishchocolatechocolate; hot chocolate; hashish
5Classical Nahuatlchocolātl—
6Nahuatlchicolātl—
Every word from Nahuatl chicolātl →