Where does “bakalaw” come from?

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

bakalaw (Tagalog): codfish

Definitions

  1. codfish

Ancestry of “bakalaw”, step by step

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