Where does “faia” come from?

faia (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin fagea, from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

Ancestry of “faia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfageabeech
2Latinfāgusbeech tree
3Proto-Italicfāgos
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “faia

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵosEvery word from Proto-Italic fāgosEvery word from Latin fāgus
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