Where does “avokado” come from?

avokado (Swedish) comes from Spanish avocado, from Spanish aguacate, from Nahuatl āhuacatl, from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa — avocado.

avokado (Swedish): avocado

Definitions

  1. avocado

Ancestry of “avokado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishavocadoavocado
2Spanishaguacateavocado; a shade of green like an avocado; a...
3Nahuatlāhuacatl—
4Proto-Nahuanpa:waavocado
Every word from Proto-Nahuan pa:wa →Every word from Nahuatl āhuacatl →Every word from Spanish aguacate →