Where does “авокадо” come from?
авокадо (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Spanish avocado, from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.
авокадо (Serbo-Croatian): avocado
Ancestry of “авокадо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | avocado | avocado |
| 2 | Spanish | aguacate | avocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a... |
| 3 | Nahuatl | āhuacatl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Nahuan | pa:wa | avocado |