Where does “xaguar” come from?

xaguar (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin *exaquāre, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

xaguar (Asturian): to rinse

Definitions

  1. to rinse

Ancestry of “xaguar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*exaquāre—
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →