Where does “ungo” come from?
ungo (Esperanto) comes from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.
ungo (Esperanto): nail, claw
Ancestry of “ungo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | unguis | fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃negʰ- | nail |