Where does “ağa” come from?

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

ağa (Turkish): lord, master; chief, boss; landowner

Definitions

  1. lord, master; chief, boss; landowner

Ancestry of “ağa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishآغاlord, master; eldest brother; eldest paternal...
2Ottoman TurkishآقاAlternative spelling of آغا
3Proto-Turkicākaelder
4Proto-Germanic*Ākā—
5Latinaquawater
6Proto-Italicakʷāwater
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ekʷeh₂water, flowing water

Words derived from “ağa”

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