Where does “çikolata” come from?
çikolata (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish چوقولاته, from Italian cioccolata, from Spanish chocolate, from Classical Nahuatl chocolātl, from Nahuatl chicolātl.
çikolata (Turkish): chocolate
Definitions
- chocolate
Ancestry of “çikolata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | چوقولاته | chocolate |
| 2 | Italian | cioccolata | Alternative form of cioccolato; hot chocolate |
| 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 | — |