Where does “kakaós” come from?
kakaós (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kakaó, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.
kakaós (Hungarian): cocoa, with cocoa
Ancestry of “kakaós”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | kakaó | cocoa; cocoa, hot cocoa, hot chocolate |
| 2 | Spanish | Cacao | — |
| 3 | Classical Nahuatl | cacahuatl | cacao, cacao bean |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | *kakawa- | — |
Words derived from “kakaós”