Where does “ascua” come from?

ascua (Galician) comes from Proto-Germanic askǭ, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs- — to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth.

ascua (Galician): ember; spear

Definitions

  1. ember; spear

Ancestry of “ascua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicaskǭash, ashes
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth

Words derived from “ascua

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHs-Every word from Proto-Germanic askǭ