Where does “akvarel” come from?
akvarel (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian акваре́ль, from French aquarelle, from Italian acquarella, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
akvarel (Azerbaijani): watercolour
Ancestry of “akvarel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | акваре́ль | — |
| 2 | French | aquarelle | aquarelle, watercolour; first-person singular... |
| 3 | Italian | acquarella | third-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Italian | acqua | water; lane; inflection of acquare:
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| 5 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |