Where does “kakavmedis” come from?

kakavmedis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian kakavà, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

kakavmedis (Lithuanian): cacao tree

Definitions

  1. cacao tree

Ancestry of “kakavmedis”, step by step

kakavmedis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian kakavà

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankakavàcocoa powder
2SpanishCacaothe 655th most common surname in Guatemala
3Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
4Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—

via Lithuanian medis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianmedistree; wood
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →Every word from Spanish Cacao →