Where does “peng” come from?

peng (Albanian) comes from Latin pignus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- — to attach.

peng (Albanian): mortgage, guarantee, guaranty; hostage, pledge;...

Definitions

  1. mortgage, guarantee, guaranty; hostage, pledge;...

Ancestry of “peng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpignuspledge, mortgage; hostage; wager, stake
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ǵ- →Every word from Latin pignus →