Where does “bunyó” come from?

bunyó (Hungarian) comes from Italian pugno, 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.

bunyó (Hungarian): fisticuffs

Definitions

  1. fisticuffs

Ancestry of “bunyó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpugnofist; punch; fistful, handful
2Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
3Proto-Italicpugnosfist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
5Proto-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 →
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