Where does “Agus” come from?

Agus (Indonesian) comes from Malay Agus, from English August, from Middle English August, from Old English Agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “Agus”, step by step

Agus traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay Agus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1MalayAgus
2EnglishAugustThe eighth month of the Roman, Julian, and Gregorian calendars, following July and preceding September
3Middle EnglishAugust
4Old EnglishAgustus
5LatinAugustusvenerable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-

via Indonesian agustus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianagustusAugust
2DutchaugustusAugust

via Javanese Agus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JavaneseAgus
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-