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Where does “Bahia” come from?

Bahia comes from Portuguese baía, from Latin baia, a term for a bay or inlet of the sea.

Ancestry of “Bahia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseBahia—
2Portuguesebaíabay
3Late Latinbaia—

Words derived from “Bahia”

  • Bahian
Every word from Late Latin baia →