Where does “sangkaka” come from?

sangkaka (Tagalog) comes from Spanish chancaca, from Classical Nahuatl chiyancaca — A dark, marzipan-like paste used as a sweetener.

sangkaka (Tagalog): brown molasses molded into a cake in coconut shells

Definitions

  1. brown molasses molded into a cake in coconut shells

Ancestry of “sangkaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishchancacapanela
2Classical NahuatlchiyancacaA dark, marzipan-like paste used as a sweetener
Every word from Classical Nahuatl chiyancaca →Every word from Spanish chancaca →