Where does “ffagl” come from?

ffagl (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh fagl, from Latin facula, from Latin fax, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- — to shine.

ffagl (Welsh): flame

Definitions

  1. flame

Ancestry of “ffagl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshfagl—
2Latinfaculasmall torch
3Latinfaxtorch, firebrand; fireball, comet; cause of ruin,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʷʰeh₂k-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʷʰeh₂k- →Every word from Latin fax →Every word from Latin facula →