Long ago we all sat around the same campfire
Proto-Indo-European had separate words for moist, standing water, and running water
Part three: water—from Proto Indo-European *akwa- water (water as animate, flowing):
ea (eya) river—Anglo-Saxon
ab water—Sumerian
mbi (mBEE) water—Lenape/Delaware
ap water—Sanskrit
aqua (akwa) water—Latin
yeb water—Balinese
yaku water—Quechua
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