Where does “āka” come from?

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

āka (Proto-Turkic): elder

Definitions

  1. elder

Ancestry of “āka”, step by step

āka traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic *Ākā

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

via Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Latin aquae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquaenominative plural of aqua; genitive singular of...

Words derived from “āka”

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