Where does “fuji” come from?

fuji (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese fugir, from Old Portuguese fugir, from Vulgar Latin fugire, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

fuji (Kabuverdianu): flee

Definitions

  1. flee

Ancestry of “fuji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefugirto run away; to flee; to be forgotten
2Old Portuguesefugirto flee; to run away
3Vulgar Latinfugire—
4Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
5Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
6Proto-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 →