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Where does “а́вгуст” come from?

а́вгуст (Russian) comes from German august, from English August, from Middle English August, from Old English Agustus, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

Ancestry of “а́вгуст”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanaugust—
2EnglishAugust—
3Middle EnglishAugust—
4Old EnglishAgustus—
5LatinAugustusvenerable
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “а́вгуст”

  • август
  • awgust
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →