Where does “আগষ্ট” come from?
আগষ্ট (Assamese) comes from English August, from Middle English August, from Old English Agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
আগষ্ট (Assamese): August
Ancestry of “আগষ্ট”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | August | — |
| 2 | Middle English | August | — |
| 3 | Old English | Agustus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |