Where does “bakareta” come from?
bakareta (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog baka, from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca, from Proto-Indo-European wokeh₂-.
bakareta (Tagalog): beef kaldereta
Ancestry of “bakareta”, step by step
bakareta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Tagalog baka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | baka | cow; beef; maybe, probably |
| 2 | Spanish | vaca | cow; beef; leather |
| 3 | Latin | vacca | cow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wokeh₂- | — |
via Tagalog kaldereta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | kaldereta | small cauldron |
| 2 | Spanish | caldereta | a type of stew, normally made with fish but also with other ingredients |