Avia

See also: avia and avía

Galician
River Avia at Ribadavia

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a substrate language, from a hydronym *Awya, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₁- (“run”).[1] Compare Welsh awel (“wind”), from Proto-Celtic *awelā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewh₁eleh₂.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈaβja̝/

Proper noun

Avia f

  1. A river in Ourense, Galicia. A tributary to the Minho

Derived terms

See also

References
  • “Avia” in Xavier Gómez Guinovart & Miguel Solla, Aquén. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo, 2007-2017.
  1. Búa, Carlos (2018) Toponimia prelatina de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela: USC, →ISBN, page 89.
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