Where does “bakero” come from?

bakero (Cebuano) comes from Spanish vaquero, from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.

bakero (Cebuano): a cowherd; person who herds cattle; a cowboy

Definitions

  1. a cowherd; person who herds cattle; a cowboy

Ancestry of “bakero”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvaquerocowboy; jeans; A kind of bird
2Spanishvacacow; beef; leather
3Latinvaccacow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂- →Every word from Latin vacca →Every word from Spanish vaca →