Where does “banca” come from?

banca (English) comes from Tagalog bangka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋkaq.

banca (English): A canoe; an outrigger canoe or dugout

Definitions

  1. A canoe; an outrigger canoe or dugout

Ancestry of “banca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogbangkaboat; canoe especially a native sailless boat
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*baŋkaq—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baŋkaq →Every word from Tagalog bangka →