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Where does “agáik” come from?

agáik (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ága, from Ottoman Turkish آغا, from Ottoman Turkish آقا, from Proto-Turkic āka, from Proto-Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

agáik (Hungarian): third-person plural multiple-possession...

Definitions

  1. third-person plural multiple-possession...

Ancestry of “agáik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianágathird-person singular single-possession...
2Ottoman Turkishآغاlord, master; eldest brother; eldest paternal...
3Ottoman TurkishآقاAlternative spelling of آغا
4Proto-Turkicākaelder
5Proto-Germanic*Ākā—
6Latinaquawater
7Proto-Italicakʷāwater
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
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