Where does “akvaryum” come from?

akvaryum (Turkish) comes from French aquarium, from Latin aquārium, from Latin aqua, from Proto-Italic akʷā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ekʷeh₂ — water, flowing water.

akvaryum (Turkish): aquarium

Definitions

  1. aquarium

Ancestry of “akvaryum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaquariumaquarium; a clambake
2Latinaquārium—
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 →