Where does “Vattumannen” come from?

Vattumannen (Swedish) comes from Latin aquārius, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

Vattumannen (Swedish): Aquarius (astrological sign)

Definitions

  1. Aquarius (astrological sign)

Ancestry of “Vattumannen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaquārius—
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 →