Where does “baka” come from?
baka (English) comes from Japanese 馬鹿, from Sanskrit मोह, from Proto-Indo-Iranian máwǰʰas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ- — to err, to be foolish, to deviate.
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Ancestry of “baka”, step by step
baka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 馬鹿
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 馬鹿 | foolish, idiotic, stupid, ridiculous; useless,... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मोह | loss of consciousness, bewilderment, perplexity,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | máwǰʰas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mawǰʰ- ~ mawgʰ- | to err, to be foolish, to deviate |
via Polish baka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | baka | seamark |
| 2 | German | backe | inflection of backen: ## first-person singular... |
| 3 | Middle High German | backe | — |
via Hungarian baka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | baka | soldier |