Where does “baja” come from?

baja (Maltese) comes from Italian baia, from French baie, from French bai, from Old French bai, from Latin badius, from Proto-Indo-European bodyos — yellow.

baja (Maltese): mockery

Definitions

  1. mockery

Ancestry of “baja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbaiamockery, teasing; trifle, whiffle, bagatelle; A...
2Frenchbaieberry; bay; feminine singular of bai
3Frenchbaibay
4Old Frenchbaibay-colored
5Latinbadiusreddish brown, chestnut colored, bay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbodyosyellow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bodyos →