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Where does “vega” come from?

vega (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish vayca, from Old Basque bai-ko.

vega (Spanish): meadow; fertile lowland; grassy plain

Definitions

  1. meadow; fertile lowland; grassy plain

Ancestry of “vega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishvayca—
2Old Basquebai-ko—

Words derived from “vega”

  • vera
  • vega
  • veta
  • Vega
  • Vega
Every word from Old Basque bai-ko →