Where does “какао” come from?

какао (Mongolian) comes from Russian кака́о, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

какао (Mongolian): cocoa, cacao

Definitions

  1. cocoa, cacao

Ancestry of “какао”, step by step

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