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Where does “becca” come from?
becca (Latin) comes from Frankish pīk, from Proto-Germanic pīkaz — sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak.
Ancestry of “becca”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Frankish
pīk
pickaxe; spade; sharp point, pike
2
Proto-Germanic
pīkaz
sharp point, pike, pickaxe, peak
Words derived from “becca”
bêque
beque
bêtchi
bêtchie
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