Where does “guancia” come from?

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

guancia (Italian): cheek

Definitions

  1. cheek

Ancestry of “guancia”, step by step

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

Words derived from “guancia”

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