Where does “piragüismo” come from?
piragüismo (Galician) comes from Galician piragua, 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.
piragüismo (Galician): canoeing
Ancestry of “piragüismo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | piragua | — |
| 2 | Spanish | piragua | pirogue; piragua |
| 3 | Spanish | agua | water; body of water; rain |
| 4 | Old Spanish | agua | water |
| 5 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |