Where does “guance” come from?

guance (Italian) comes from Italian guancia, from Lombardic wankja, from Proto-Germanic wangô, from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- — neck, cheek.

guance (Italian): plural of guancia

Definitions

  1. plural of guancia

Ancestry of “guance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianguanciacheek
2Lombardicwankja—
3Proto-Germanicwangôcheek; jaw
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwenǵ-neck, cheek

Words derived from “guance”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wangô →Every word from Lombardic wankja →