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Where does “faya” come from?

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

Ancestry of “faya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfageabeech
2Latinfāgus—
3Proto-Italicfāgos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “faya”

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