Where does “kakao” come from?

kakao (Indonesian) comes from Dutch cacao, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

kakao (Indonesian): cacao

Definitions

  1. cacao

Ancestry of “kakao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcacaococoa
2SpanishCacaothe 655th most common surname in Guatemala
3Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
4Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →
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