Where does “Cacao” come from?

Cacao (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog kakaw, from Spanish Cacao, from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl, from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa-.

Cacao (Tagalog): mostly concentrated in Batangas and Laguna

Definitions

  1. mostly concentrated in Batangas and Laguna

Ancestry of “Cacao”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkakawcacao tree; cacao fruit or seed
2SpanishCacaothe 655th most common surname in Guatemala
3Classical Nahuatlcacahuatlcacao, cacao bean
4Proto-Nahuan*kakawa-—
Every word from Proto-Nahuan *kakawa- →Every word from Classical Nahuatl cacahuatl →Every word from Spanish Cacao →