Where does “aiga” come from?
aiga (Occitan) comes from Old Occitan aigua//aiga, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.
aiga (Occitan): water
Definitions
- water
Ancestry of “aiga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | aigua//aiga | — |
| 2 | Latin | aqua | water |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | akʷā | water |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ekʷeh₂ | water, flowing water |