Where does “faya wataa” come from?
faya wataa (Aukan) comes from Aukan wataa, from Sranan Tongo watra, from English water, from Middle English water, from Old English wæter, from Proto-West Germanic watar, from Proto-Germanic watōr, from Proto-Indo-European wódr̥ — to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;...
faya wataa (Aukan): a hot drink, such as hot tea or hot chocolate
Definitions
- a hot drink, such as hot tea or hot chocolate
Ancestry of “faya wataa”, step by step
faya wataa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Aukan wataa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aukan | wataa | water |
| 2 | Sranan Tongo | watra | water |
| 3 | English | water | A substance found at room temperature and... |
| 4 | Middle English | water | water; water vapour, condensation; lake, pond,... |
| 5 | Old English | wæter | water |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | watar | water |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | watōr | water |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wódr̥ | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wed- | water |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |
via Aukan faya
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aukan | faya | fire; light; electricity |
| 2 | English | fire | A chemical reaction involving the bonding of... |
| 3 | Middle English | fier | Alternative form of figer |
| 4 | Old English | fȳr | fire |
| 5 | Old English | feor | Alternative form of feorr; far |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ferrai | far, distant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per-nóy | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |