Where does “piragua” come from?

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

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Definitions

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Ancestry of “piragua”, step by step

piragua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish agua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaguawater; body of water; rain
2Old Spanishaguawater
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Spanish piramide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpiramidepyramid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →