Where does “akvarium” come from?

akvarium (Azerbaijani) comes from Russian аква́риум, from Latin aquārium, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

akvarium (Azerbaijani): aquarium

Definitions

  1. aquarium

Ancestry of “akvarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianаква́риумaquarium
2Latinaquārium
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂
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