Where does “akwaryum” come from?

akwaryum (Tagalog) comes from English aquarium, from Latin aquārius, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

akwaryum (Tagalog): aquarium

Definitions

  1. aquarium

Ancestry of “akwaryum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaquariumA tank, often made of glass, for keeping live...
2Latinaquārius—
3Latinaquawater
4Proto-Italicakʷāwater
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic akʷā →Every word from Latin aqua →