Where does “aâ” come from?

aâ (Bourguignon) comes from Old French iaue, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

aâ (Bourguignon): Alternative form of eâ

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of eâ

Ancestry of “aâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchiauewater
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 →