Where does “اگست” come from?

اگست (Urdu) comes from Portuguese agosto, from Old Portuguese agosto, from Latin Augustus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.

اگست (Urdu): August

Definitions

  1. August

Ancestry of “اگست”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseagostoAugust
2Old PortugueseagostoAugust
3LatinAugustusvenerable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg- →