Where does “ascia” come from?

ascia (Neapolitan) comes from Latin ascia, from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

ascia (Neapolitan): axe

Definitions

  1. axe

Ancestry of “ascia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinasciaan axe; a mason's trowel
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂egʷs-ih₂-axe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂egʷs-ih₂- →Every word from Latin ascia →