Where does “subakva” come from?

subakva (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sub, from Latin sub, from Proto-Italic supo, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.

subakva (Esperanto): underwater; submarine; subaquatic

Definitions

  1. underwater; submarine; subaquatic

Ancestry of “subakva”, step by step

subakva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto sub

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosubunder, below
2Latinsubunder, beneath; behind; at the feet of
3Proto-Italicsupounder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-—

via Esperanto akvo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoakvowater
2Italianacquawater; lane; inflection of acquare: ##...
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “subakva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European upó →Every word from Proto-Italic supo →