Where does “akvumi” come from?
akvumi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto akvo, from Italian acqua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
akvumi (Esperanto): to irrigate; to water; to flush; to rinse; to...
Definitions
- to irrigate; to water; to flush; to rinse; to...
Ancestry of “akvumi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | akvo | water |
| 2 | Italian | acqua | water; lane; inflection of acquare:
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| 3 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |