Where does “akvovojo” come from?

akvovojo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto vojo, from French voie, from Old French voie, from Latin viā, from Proto-Italic *wiā, from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

akvovojo (Esperanto): waterway

Definitions

  1. waterway

Ancestry of “akvovojo”, step by step

akvovojo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto vojo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantovojoway
2Frenchvoieway, track; lane; calling, path in life
3Old Frenchvoiepath; lane; route; trip; journey
4Latinviāroad, street, path
5Proto-Italic*wiāroad
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Esperanto akvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoakvowater
2Italianacquawater; lane; inflection of acquare: ##...
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wih₁eh₂- →Every word from Proto-Italic *wiā →