Where does “ponyèt” come from?

ponyèt (Haitian Creole) comes from French poignet, from French poing, from Middle French poing, from Old French poing, 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.

ponyèt (Haitian Creole): wrist

Definitions

  1. wrist

Ancestry of “ponyèt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoignetwrist; carpus
2Frenchpoingfist
3Middle Frenchpoingfist
4Old Frenchpoinghand
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 →