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Where does “chokladkaka” come from?

chokladkaka (Swedish) comes from Swedish kaka, from Old Swedish kaka, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

chokladkaka (Swedish): bar of chocolate; chocolate cake

Definitions

  1. bar of chocolate; chocolate cake

Ancestry of “chokladkaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkakacookie; cake
2Old Swedishkakacake
3Old Norsekakacake
4Proto-Germanickakǭcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
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