Where does “ponardego” come from?

ponardego (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto ponardo, from French poignard, from Old French poignal, 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.

ponardego (Esperanto): pike, spear

Definitions

  1. pike, spear

Ancestry of “ponardego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoponardodagger
2Frenchpoignarddagger
3Old Frenchpoignal—
4Vulgar Latinpugnalis—
5Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
6Proto-Italicpugnosfist
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →