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 wangô →Every word from Lombardic wankja →