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Where does “Agosti” come from?

Agosti (Swahili) comes 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 “Agosti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAugust—
2Middle EnglishAugust—
3Old EnglishAgustus—
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- →