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
- maize
Ancestry of “agwado”, step by step
agwado traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish aguado
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | aguado | watery; with broth; flaccid, weak |
| 2 | Spanish | aguar | to water down, dilute |
| 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 |
via Yoruba àgbàdo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yoruba | àgbàdo | maize, corn |