Where does “abakate” come from?

abakate (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese abacate, from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.

abakate (Kabuverdianu): avocado

Definitions

  1. avocado

Ancestry of “abakate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseabacateavocado
2Spanishaguacateavocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a...
3Nahuatlāhuacatl—
4Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado
Every word from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa →Every word from Nahuatl āhuacatl →Every word from Spanish aguacate →