Where does “baka” come from?
baka (Bikol Central) comes from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.
baka (Bikol Central): cattle, domesticated bovine animals
Definitions
- cattle, domesticated bovine animals
Ancestry of “baka”, step by step
baka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish vaca
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vaca | cow; beef; leather |
| 2 | Latin | vacca | cow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wokeh₂- | — |
via Proto-Philippine *bakáq
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Philippine | *bakáq | — |