Baja, Baya, Insects ???

[Adolf Ceska]

I don't agree. I am convinced that the word "BAJA" is of polyphyletic origin.
Period.

Adolf Ceska


On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Ken Kinman wrote:

>       I am no expert at word origins (etymology), but my guess would be that
> it comes from some ancient word meaning "lowly".  Baja in Spanish means
> "Lower" (Baja California = Lower California).
>       It would not surprise me in the least if the word "bug" might not also
> come from an ancient word meaning "lowly" or even "bad".
>                     My two cents worth, Ken