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Where does “vaquita” come from?

vaquita (Spanish) comes from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.

vaquita (Spanish): Diminutive of vaca, little cow; little cow

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of vaca, little cow; little cow

Ancestry of “vaquita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvacacow; beef; leather
2Latinvaccacow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwokeh₂-—

Words derived from “vaquita”

  • vaquita
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