Where does “boka” come from?

boka (Kristang) comes from Portuguese boça, from Old Portuguese boca, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

boka (Kristang): mouth

Definitions

  1. mouth

Ancestry of “boka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseboçacable
2Old Portuguesebocamouth
3Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...
Every word from Latin bucca →Every word from Old Portuguese boca →Every word from Portuguese boça →