Where does “punyal” come from?

punyal (Catalan) comes from Spanish puñal, from Vulgar Latin pugnalis, from Latin pūgnus, from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

punyal (Catalan): dagger

Definitions

  1. dagger

Ancestry of “punyal”, step by step

punyal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish puñal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpuñalOf the fist. Fitting in one's hands; Of a fight...
2Vulgar Latinpugnalis—
3Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
4Proto-Italicpugnosfist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

via Catalan puny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpunyfist
2Old Catalanpuny—

Words derived from “punyal”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →