Where does “ngustu” come from?

ngustu (Aromanian) comes from Aromanian gustu, from Latin gustus, from Proto-Italic gustus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

ngustu (Aromanian): narrow; I have breakfast

Definitions

  1. narrow; I have breakfast

Ancestry of “ngustu”, step by step

ngustu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Aromanian gustu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Aromaniangustutaste; I taste
2Latingustustaste
3Proto-Italicgustustaste
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Latin angustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinangustusnarrow, strait; close, contracted, constricted,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰu-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enǵʰ-to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Italic gustus →