Where does “agwado” come from?

agwado (Hausa) comes from Spanish aguado, from Spanish aguar, from Spanish agua, from Old Spanish agua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

agwado (Hausa): maize

Definitions

  1. maize

Ancestry of “agwado”, step by step

agwado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish aguado

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaguadowatery; with broth; flaccid, weak
2Spanishaguarto water down, dilute
3Spanishaguawater; body of water; rain
4Old Spanishaguawater
5Latinaquawater
6Proto-Italicakʷāwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

via Yoruba àgbàdo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yorubaàgbàdomaize, corn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic akʷāEvery word from Latin aqua