Where does “ਅਗਸਤ” come from?

ਅਗਸਤ (Punjabi) comes from Hindi अगस्त, from Portuguese agosto, from Old Portuguese agosto, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

ਅਗਸਤ (Punjabi): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “ਅਗਸਤ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiअगस्तAugust
2PortugueseagostoAugust
3Old PortugueseagostoAugust
4LatinAugustusvenerable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →