Where does “ağa” come from?

ağa (Crimean Tatar) comes from Proto-Turkic āka, from Proto-Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

ağa (Crimean Tatar): elder brother; uncle; “uncle” — not always a...

Definitions

  1. elder brother; uncle; “uncle” — not always a...

Ancestry of “ağa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicākaelder
2Proto-Germanic*Ākā—
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 →