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Where does “август” come from?

август (Tajik) comes from Russian а́вгуст, 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-.

август (Tajik): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “август”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianа́вгуст—
2Germanaugust—
3EnglishAugust—
4Middle EnglishAugust—
5Old EnglishAgustus—
6LatinAugustusvenerable
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →