Where does “aia” come from?

aia (Portuguese) comes from Latin avia, from Latin avus, from Proto-Celtic abū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- — water, body of water.

aia (Portuguese): lady-in-waiting; tutor, teacher; chambermaid

Definitions

  1. lady-in-waiting; tutor, teacher; chambermaid

Ancestry of “aia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaviagrandmother; groundsel; singular feminine...
2Latinavusgrandfather; an ancestor, a progenitor, a...
3Proto-Celticabūriver
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ep-water, body of water

Words derived from “aia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ep- →Every word from Proto-Celtic abū →Every word from Latin avus →