Where does “auga” come from?

auga (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese agua, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

auga (Old Portuguese): Alternative form of agua

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of agua

Ancestry of “auga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseaguawater
2Latinaquawater
3Proto-Italicakʷāwater
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →