Where does “fugău” come from?

fugău (Romanian) comes from Romanian fugi, from Vulgar Latin fugire, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- — to flee; to enjoy, benefit.

fugău (Romanian): willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

Definitions

  1. willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)

Ancestry of “fugău”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianfugito run; to flee, run away, escape
2Vulgar Latinfugire—
3Latinfugerethird-person plural perfect active indicative of...
4Proto-Italicfugiōto flee
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewg-to flee; to enjoy, benefit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewg- →Every word from Proto-Italic fugiō →Every word from Latin fugere →
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