Where does “akvamarinon” come from?

akvamarinon (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian akvamarin, from German Aquamarin, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Ancestry of “akvamarinon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianakvamarinaquamarine the bluish-green colour of the sea
2GermanAquamarinaquamarine
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic akʷāEvery word from Latin aqua
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