Where does “факел” come from?

факел (Macedonian) comes from German Fackel, from Middle High German vackel, from Old High German faccala, from Proto-Germanic *fakkulā, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

факел (Macedonian): torch

Definitions

  1. torch

Ancestry of “факел”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFackeltorch
2Middle High Germanvackel—
3Old High Germanfaccala—
4Proto-Germanic*fakkulā—
5Latinfaculasmall torch
6Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine

Words derived from “факел”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →