Where does “اوت” come from?
اوت (Persian) comes from French août, from Old French aost, from Vulgar Latin agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
Ancestry of “اوت”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | août | August |
| 2 | Old French | aost | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | agustus | — |
| 4 | Latin | Augustus | venerable |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |