Where does “Cacao” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Cacao”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	Cacao	—
2	Classical Nahuatl	cacahuatl	cacao, cacao bean
3	Proto-Nahuan	*kakawa-	—

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