Where does “gunpowder” come from?

I need to flag a significant issue with this chain: it doesn't support the word "gunpowder" etymologically. The chain provided traces: English gunpowder → English gunna → English gonna → Latin pulvis (powder) → Proto-Indo-European pel- However, this chain is problematic because: 1. "Gunna" and "gonna" are not established etymological steps for "gunpowder" 2. The connection between "gun" and "gunna/gonna" is unclear 3. The chain appears corrupted or fictional I cannot write an accurate one-sentence origin summary for "gunpowder" using this chain, as doing so would violate the rule to "state only what the chain supports" and would require me to invent or validate a connection that doesn't reflect genuine etymology. **Could you verify the chain?** The actual etymology of "gunpowder" involves:

gunpowder (English): An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks

Definitions

  1. An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks

Ancestry of “gunpowder”, step by step

gunpowder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgunA device for projecting a hard object very...
2Middle EnglishgunneA trebuchet or similar kind of pellet-firing...
3Old NorseGunnhildr
4Old NorseGunnrbattle, war
5Old Norseguðrbattle, war
6Proto-Germanicgunþizbattle
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰéntisstriking, killing
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-

via English powder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpowderThe fine particles which are the result of...
2Middle Englishpoudrepowder; The results of the decomposition of one's...
3Old Frenchpoudrepowder; dust
4Late Latinpulvera
5Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “gunpowder

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰéntis