Where does “Fakong” come from?

Fakong (Hunsrik) comes from Portuguese facão, from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

Fakong (Hunsrik): machete

Definitions

  1. machete

Ancestry of “Fakong”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefacãomachete
2Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
3Old Portuguese-ão—
4Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Portuguese facão →