Where does “jacqua” come from?

jacqua (Dalmatian) comes from Sicilian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

jacqua (Dalmatian): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “jacqua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianacquawater; rain
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 →