Where does “ağustos” come from?

ağustos (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish آغستوس, from Greek Αύγουστος, from Koine Greek Αὔγουστος, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

ağustos (Turkish): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “ağustos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman TurkishآغستوسAugust
2GreekΑύγουστοςAugust the 8th month
3Koine GreekΑὔγουστος—
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →