Where does “फुगांव” come from?

फुगांव (Konkani) comes from Portuguese fogão, from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

फुगांव (Konkani): smallpox

Definitions

  1. smallpox

Ancestry of “फुगांव”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefogãofire
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 fogão →