Where does “ongi” come from?
ongi (Friulian) comes from Friulian onzi, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.
ongi (Friulian): Alternative form of onzi
Ancestry of “ongi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Friulian | onzi | to grease, to smear |
| 2 | Latin | ungō | — |
| 3 | Latin | unguō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | ongʷō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃engʷ- | to smear, to anoint |