Where does “awa” come from?

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

awa (Papiamentu): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “awa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseáguawater
2Old Portugueseaguawater
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →