Evian
‘water’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. évian < Évian-les-Bains 'a town from on the shore of Lake Geneva in eastern France (recorded as Laquatico)' < Lat. aqua ‘water’ < ehvi < akwa- < Tamil ampu
Evian
‘water’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. évian < Évian-les-Bains 'a town from on the shore of Lake Geneva in eastern France (recorded as Laquatico)' < Lat. aqua ‘water’ < ehvi < akwa- < Tamil ampu
English words derived from Tamil ampu connotating 'water, sea'