Where does “baka” come from?

baka (Chavacano) comes from Tagalog baka, from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.

baka (Chavacano): maybe; probably

Definitions

  1. maybe; probably

Ancestry of “baka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbakacow; beef; maybe, probably
2Spanishvacacow; beef; leather
3Latinvaccacow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂- →Every word from Latin vacca →Every word from Spanish vaca →