Where does “waka” come from?
waka (Quechua) comes from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.
waka (Quechua): dwarf, sickly baby; cow
Ancestry of “waka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | vaca | cow; beef; leather |
| 2 | Latin | vacca | cow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wokeh₂- | — |