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

  1. water

Ancestry of “aiga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Occitanaigua//aiga
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “aiga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic akʷāEvery word from Latin aqua