Where does “pwen” come from?

pwen (Haitian Creole) comes 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.

pwen (Haitian Creole): fist

Definitions

  1. fist

Ancestry of “pwen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoingfist
2Middle Frenchpoingfist
3Old Frenchpoinghand
4Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
5Proto-Italicpugnosfist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
7Proto-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 →