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
- bar of chocolate; chocolate cake
Ancestry of “chokladkaka”, step by step
chokladkaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kaka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kaka | cookie; cake |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kaka | cake |
| 3 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |
via Swedish choklad
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | choklad | chocolate |
| 2 | French | chocolat | chocolate; chocolate-coloured; deceived; tricked;... |
| 3 | Spanish | chocolate | chocolate; hot chocolate; hashish |
| 4 | Classical Nahuatl | chocolātl | A drink with pulverized toasted cacao beans and water, described as cold and foamy. Sometimes fermented and sometimes as a thick drink. It can include a variety of additional ingredients (chili, bee honey, pochotl seeds, pulverized maize corn, vanilla seeds, and many others) |
| 5 | Nahuatl | chicolātl | — |