Where does “फाल्स” come from?

फाल्स (Konkani) comes from Portuguese falso, from Old Portuguese falso, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

फाल्स (Konkani): false

Definitions

  1. false

Ancestry of “फाल्स”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefalsofalse; untrue; not factual; wrong; false;...
2Old Portuguesefalso—
3Latinfalsusdeceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
4Latinfallōto deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Latin falsus →