Знаете ли, че произходът на думата "какао" идва от езика на Маите. Ето какво ни разказват от Фондацията за поощряване на мезоамериканските изследвания:
"A small fish, readily available in Guatemala, is named “ka.” The Maya word [ancient and modern] for chocolate was Ka-ka-w[a]—what we refer to in modern times as ca-ca-o/cacao or cocoa. So, to indicate the Maya word ka-ka-wa, the ancient Maya used the sign for the ka-fish, added a tiny dot in front of the fish [or on its head]…to indicate to readers that the ka’ sound should be said twice; and added the glyphic sign for the sound “wa”—either beneath the fish or behind the fish: Ka+ka+wa or, cacao/cocoa….which later became known also as chocolate. "
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