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Where does “pirogue” come from?

pirogue (French) comes from Spanish piragua, from Spanish agua, from Old Spanish agua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

pirogue (French): pirogue made by hollowing a log; any canoe

Definitions

  1. pirogue made by hollowing a log; any canoe

Ancestry of “pirogue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpiraguapirogue; piragua
2Spanishaguawater; body of water; rain
3Old Spanishaguawater
4Latinaquawater
5Proto-Italicakʷāwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “pirogue”

  • pirogue
  • piroga
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