Where does “bacallà” come from?

bacallà (Catalan) comes from Dutch bakkeljauw, from Portuguese bacalhau, from Dutch bakaliaw.

bacallà (Catalan): cod

Definitions

  1. cod

Ancestry of “bacallà”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbakkeljauwsalt cod
2Portuguesebacalhaucod; vagina
3Dutchbakaliaw—
Every word from Dutch bakaliaw →Every word from Portuguese bacalhau →Every word from Dutch bakkeljauw →