Where does “jongar” come from?

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

jongar (Dalmatian): to anoint, rub with ointment

Definitions

  1. to anoint, rub with ointment

Ancestry of “jongar”, 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 →
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