Where does “cocal” come from?
cocal (Portuguese) comes from Spanish cocal, from Spanish coca, from Quechua kuka — coca.
cocal (Portuguese): cocal
Ancestry of “cocal”, step by step
cocal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish cocal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | cocal | a coca plantation |
| 2 | Spanish | coca | coca; cocaine; Coke |
| 3 | Quechua | kuka | coca |
via Portuguese côco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | côco | bogeyman, grinning face |
| 2 | Late Latin | coccum | kernel, seed; a scarlet berry of various plants;... |