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

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “báka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevacacow; a promiscuous woman; bitch
2Old Portuguesevaca—
3Latinvaccacow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—

Words derived from “báka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂- →Every word from Latin vacca →Every word from Old Portuguese vaca →