Where does “punnita” come from?

punnita (Finnish) comes from Finnish punta, from Proto-Finnic punta, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

punnita (Finnish): to weigh; to evaluate, consider, test

Definitions

  1. to weigh; to evaluate, consider, test

Ancestry of “punnita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuntapound
2Proto-Finnicpuntaunit of weight
3Proto-Germanicpundąpound
4Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
5Proto-Italicpondos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch

Words derived from “punnita”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os →Every word from Proto-Italic pondos →