Where does “puñal” come from?
puñal (Galician) comes from Galician puño, from Old Portuguese punno, 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.
puñal (Galician): poniard; any dagger
Definitions
- poniard; any dagger
Ancestry of “puñal”, step by step
puñal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician puño
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | puño | fist; handle; fistful |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | punno | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūgnus | a fist; a hand with all fingers curled up |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pugnos | fist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | puǵnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |
via Vulgar Latin pugnalis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pugnalis | — |