Where does “آقا” come from?

آقا (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Proto-Turkic āka, from Proto-Germanic *Ākā, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

آقا (Ottoman Turkish): Alternative spelling of آغا

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of آغا

Ancestry of “آقا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicākaelder
2Proto-Germanic*Ākā—
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “آقا”

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