Etymology Explorer
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Where does “vaca” come from?
vaca (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.
Ancestry of “vaca”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
vacca
cow
2
Proto-Indo-European
wokeh₂-
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Words derived from “vaca”
vaca
vaca
vaca
vacaloura
vaquinha
vaca preta
vacada
baka
báka
avacalhar
vaquejar
vaca
vaquejada
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