Where does “iau” come from?

iau (Picard) comes from Old French iaue, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

iau (Picard): water

Definitions

  1. water

Ancestry of “iau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchiauewater
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 →