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Where does “бакалар” come from?

бакалар (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Spanish bacalao, from Dutch bakkeljauw, from Portuguese bacalhau, from Dutch bakaliaw.

бакалар (Serbo-Croatian): cod

Definitions

  1. cod

Ancestry of “бакалар”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishbacalaocod; dried and salted cod
2Dutchbakkeljauwsalt cod
3Portuguesebacalhaucod; vagina
4Dutchbakaliaw—
Every word from Dutch bakaliaw →