Where does “huacax” come from?
huacax (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl) comes from Spanish vacas, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.
huacax (Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl): cow
Ancestry of “huacax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | vacas | plural of vaca; cows |
| 2 | Latin | vacca | cow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wokeh₂- | — |