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
Ancestry of “baka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Kabuverdianu | báka | cow |
| 2 | Portuguese | vaca | cow; a promiscuous woman; bitch |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | vaca | — |
| 4 | Latin | vacca | cow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wokeh₂- | — |