Where does “آغا” come from?

آغا (Ottoman Turkish) comes 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.

آغا (Ottoman Turkish): lord, master; eldest brother; eldest paternal...

Definitions

  1. lord, master; eldest brother; eldest paternal...

Ancestry of “آغا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishآقاAlternative spelling of آغا
2Proto-Turkicākaelder
3Proto-Germanic*Ākā—
4Latinaquawater
5Proto-Italicakʷāwater
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “آغا”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →