Where does “boka” come from?

boka (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu bóka, from Portuguese boça, from Old Portuguese boca, from Latin bucca — the lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

boka (Papiamentu): mouth; bay

Definitions

  1. mouth; bay

Ancestry of “boka”, step by step

boka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu bóka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianubókamouth; fringe
2Portugueseboçacable
3Old Portuguesebocamouth
4Latinbuccathe lower part of the cheek; the mouth; c. 27 CE...

via Spanish boca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbocamouth, oral cavity; entrance, opening; estuary
2Old Spanishbocamouth
Every word from Latin bucca →Every word from Old Portuguese boca →Every word from Portuguese boça →