Where does “faísca” come from?

faísca (Portuguese) comes from Proto-Germanic *falwiskǭ, from Proto-Germanic falwaz, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

faísca (Portuguese): spark

Definitions

  1. spark

Ancestry of “faísca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*falwiskǭ—
2Proto-Germanicfalwazpale, gray, fallow
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

Words derived from “faísca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwós →Every word from Proto-Germanic falwaz →