Where does “baka” come from?

baka (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu báka, from Portuguese vaca, from Old Portuguese vaca, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.

baka (Papiamentu): cow

Definitions

  1. cow

Ancestry of “baka”, step by step

baka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu báka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianubákacow
2Portuguesevacacow; a promiscuous woman; bitch
3Old Portuguesevaca—
4Latinvaccacow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—

via Spanish vaca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvacacow; beef; leather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂- →Every word from Latin vacca →Every word from Old Portuguese vaca →