Where does “ung” come from?

ung (Irish) comes from Old Irish ongaid, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

ung (Irish): anoint

Definitions

  1. anoint

Ancestry of “ung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishongaidto anoint
2Latinungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
3Latinunguō—
4Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →