Where does “Kakao” come from?

Kakao (German) comes from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

Kakao (German): cocoa; cocoa, hot chocolate; cacao

Definitions

  1. cocoa; cocoa, hot chocolate; cacao

Ancestry of “Kakao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishCacaothe 655th most common surname in Guatemala
2Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
3Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—

Words derived from “Kakao”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →Every word from Spanish Cacao →