Where does “Agassi” come from?
Agassi comes from Ottoman Turkish آغاسی, from آغا meaning "master" or "chief," from Proto-Turkic āka.
Ancestry of “Agassi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | Աղասի | A male given name, Aghasi |
| 2 | Ottoman Turkish | آغاسی | — |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | آغا | lord, master; eldest brother; eldest paternal... |
| 4 | Ottoman Turkish | آقا | Alternative spelling of آغا |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | āka | elder |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *Ākā | — |
| 7 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |