Where does “fagulha” come from?

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

fagulha (Portuguese): spark

Definitions

spark

Ancestry of “fagulha”, step by step

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

Words derived from “fagulha”

faúlha
fagulhar
faulhar

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