Where does “avokado” come from?

avokado (Latvian) comes from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.

avokado (Latvian): avocado plant; avocado fruit

Definitions

  1. avocado plant; avocado fruit

Ancestry of “avokado”, step by step

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