Where does “agual” come from?

agual (Fala) comes from Fala agua, from Old Portuguese agua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

agual (Fala): to water, to water down

Definitions

  1. to water, to water down

Ancestry of “agual”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Falaaguawater
2Old Portugueseaguawater
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 →