Where does “abba” come from?

abba (Sardinian) comes from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

abba (Sardinian): water; rain

Definitions

  1. water; rain

Ancestry of “abba”, step by step

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