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Where does “faia” come from?

faia (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese faia, from Latin fagea, from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

faia (Galician): beech, especially the common beech

Definitions

  1. beech, especially the common beech

Ancestry of “faia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesefaia—
2Latinfageabeech
3Latinfāgus—
4Proto-Italicfāgos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “faia”

  • faiado
  • faiar
  • faio
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →