Where does “वरमेल्हो” come from?

वरमेल्हो (Hindi) comes from Portuguese vermelho, from Latin vermiculus, from Latin vermis, from Latin fugāre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

वरमेल्हो (Hindi): red sandalwood from the Malay archipelago

Definitions

  1. red sandalwood from the Malay archipelago

Ancestry of “वरमेल्हो”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesevermelhored
2LatinvermiculusA little worm or grub in decaying things
3Latinvermisa worm
4Latinfugāre—
5Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
6Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →