Where does “Aggu” come from?
Aggu (Greenlandic) comes from Danish August, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
Ancestry of “Aggu”, step by step
Aggu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish August
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | August | August the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar |
| 2 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |
via Austronesian *qapəjux
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austronesian | *qapəjux | — |