Where does “fagla” come from?

fagla (Cornish) comes from Cornish fagel, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

fagla (Cornish): to inflame

Definitions

  1. to inflame

Ancestry of “fagla”, step by step

fagla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish fagel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishfagelflame, inflammation
2Latinfaculasmall torch
3Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine

via Cornish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CornishaMarks the following verb to the preceding...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →