Where does “piragüista” come from?

piragüista (Catalan) comes from Catalan piragua, from Spanish piragua, from Spanish agua, from Old Spanish agua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

piragüista (Catalan): canoer, canoeist

Definitions

  1. canoer, canoeist

Ancestry of “piragüista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpiraguapirogue
2Spanishpiraguapirogue; piragua
3Spanishaguawater; body of water; rain
4Old Spanishaguawater
5Latinaquawater
6Proto-Italicakʷāwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →