Where does “eâ” come from?

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

eâ (Bourguignon): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “eâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchiauewater
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “eâ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →