Where does “agua” come from?

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

agua (Chavacano): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “agua”, step by step

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