Where does “fagu” come from?

fagu (Aromanian) comes from Romanian fag, from Latin favus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- — to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

fagu (Aromanian): beech; fir

Definitions

  1. beech; fir

Ancestry of “fagu”, step by step

fagu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian fag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfagbeech; honeycomb
2Latinfavushoneycomb; a hexagonal pavement stone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōw-to inflate, swell; to swell, grow, thrive, be,...

via Latin fāgus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfāgusbeech tree
2Proto-Italicfāgos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰōw- →Every word from Latin favus →Every word from Romanian fag →