Where does “Beica” come from?

Beica (Romanian) comes from Hungarian béka, from Proto-Turkic *bāka — frog, toad.

Ancestry of “Beica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianbékafrog; pallet jack, pallet truck
2Proto-Turkic*bākafrog, toad

Words derived from “Beica

Every word from Proto-Turkic *bākaEvery word from Hungarian béka
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