Where does “bakuba” come from?

bakuba (Aukan) comes from Sranan Tongo bakba, from Dutch bacove, from Portuguese pacova, from Old Tupi pakoba, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pakoβ — a fruit or plant similar to the banana.

bakuba (Aukan): banana

Definitions

  1. banana

Ancestry of “bakuba”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sranan Tongobakbabanana (Musa sapentium)
2Dutchbacovebanana
3Portuguesepacovabanana
4Old Tupipakobabanana
5Proto-Tupi-Guarani*pakoβa fruit or plant similar to the banana
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *pakoβ