Where does “bacalao” come from?

bacalao (Spanish) comes from Dutch bakkeljauw, from Portuguese bacalhau, from Dutch bakaliaw.

bacalao (Spanish): cod; dried and salted cod

Definitions

  1. cod; dried and salted cod

Ancestry of “bacalao”, step by step

bacalao traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch bakkeljauw

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbakkeljauwsalt cod
2Portuguesebacalhaucod; vagina
3Dutchbakaliaw—

via Basque bakailao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquebakailaocod

Words derived from “bacalao”

Every word from Dutch bakaliaw →Every word from Portuguese bacalhau →Every word from Dutch bakkeljauw →