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Where does “haya” come from?

haya (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish faya, from Latin fagea, from Latin fāgus, from Proto-Italic fāgos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos — beech.

haya (Spanish): beech, beech tree

Definitions

  1. beech, beech tree

Ancestry of “haya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfaya—
2Latinfageabeech
3Latinfāgus—
4Proto-Italicfāgos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “haya”

  • haya
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂ǵos →