Where does “punga” come from?

punga (Italian) comes from Italian pungere, from Latin pungō, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

punga (Italian): first-person singular present subjunctive of...

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Ancestry of “punga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpungereto prick; to sting, bite; to prickle, scratch
2Latinpungōto prick; to puncture; to sting
3Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Italic pungō →Every word from Latin pungō →