Where does “faúlha” come from?

faúlha (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fagulha, from Old Portuguese fagulla, from Latin facucla, from Latin facucula, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

faúlha (Portuguese): spark

Definitions

spark

Ancestry of “faúlha”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	fagulha	spark
2	Old Portuguese	fagulla	—
3	Latin	facucla	—
4	Latin	facucula	—
5	Latin	facula	small torch
6	Latin	fax	torch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
7	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʷʰeh₂k-	to shine

Words derived from “faúlha”

faulhar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →