Where does “авъгустъ” come from?

авъгустъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Byzantine Greek Αὔγουστος, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

авъгустъ (Old East Slavic): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “авъгустъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine GreekΑὔγουστος—
2LatinAugustusvenerable
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “авъгустъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →