Where does “šokoluadu” come from?
šokoluadu (Karelian) comes from Russian шокола́д, from German Schokolade, from French chocolat, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.
Ancestry of “šokoluadu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | шокола́д | chocolate |
| 2 | German | Schokolade | chocolate; cocoa drink |
| 3 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 4 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 5 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 6 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |