Where does “fakulo” come from?

fakulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto fako, from German fach, from Middle High German vach, from Old High German fah, from Proto-Germanic *fak, from Proto-Germanic faką, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

fakulo (Esperanto): expert, specialist

Definitions

  1. expert, specialist

Ancestry of “fakulo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofakoa compartment (of a drawer, chest, etc.)
2Germanfachsecond-person singular imperative of fachen
3Middle High Germanvach-fold
4Old High Germanfahwall
5Proto-Germanic*fak
6Proto-GermanicfakąAn enclosed or defined space; division;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ-