Where does “vaquita” come from?

vaquita (English) comes from Spanish vaquita, from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.

vaquita (English): A small and critically endangered porpoise,...

Definitions

  1. A small and critically endangered porpoise,...

Ancestry of “vaquita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishvaquitaDiminutive of vaca, little cow; little cow
2Spanishvacacow; beef; leather
3Latinvaccacow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂- →Every word from Latin vacca →Every word from Spanish vaca →