Where does “báka” come from?
báka (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese vaca, from Old Portuguese vaca, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.
báka (Kabuverdianu): cow
Ancestry of “báka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | vaca | cow; a promiscuous woman; bitch |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | vaca | — |
| 3 | Latin | vacca | cow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wokeh₂- | — |