Where does “kakáu” come from?

kakáu (Nheengatu) comes from Portuguese cacau, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

kakáu (Nheengatu): cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)

Definitions

  1. cacao tree (Theobroma cacao)

Ancestry of “kakáu”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kakáu”

Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →Every word from Spanish Cacao →