Where does “ungu” come from?

ungu (Aromanian) comes from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

ungu (Aromanian): I smear, rub in oil, grease, lubricate

Definitions

  1. I smear, rub in oil, grease, lubricate

Ancestry of “ungu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
2Latinunguō—
3Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →