Where does “guanciale” come from?

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

guanciale (Italian): pillow; fatty bacon prepared from the cheeks of a...

Definitions

  1. pillow; fatty bacon prepared from the cheeks of a...

Ancestry of “guanciale”, step by step

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

Words derived from “guanciale

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenǵ-Every word from Proto-Germanic wangôEvery word from Lombardic wankja