Where does “akvi” come from?

akvi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto akvo, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

akvi (Esperanto): to water

Definitions

  1. to water

Ancestry of “akvi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoakvowater
2Italianacquawater; lane; inflection of acquare: ##...
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 →