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

Definitions

  1. cocoa, with cocoa

Ancestry of “kakaós”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankakaócocoa; cocoa, hot cocoa, hot chocolate
2SpanishCacaothe 655th most common surname in Guatemala
3Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
4Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-

Words derived from “kakaós

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