Where does “pungi” come from?
pungi (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.
pungi (Italian): second-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “pungi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pungere | to prick; to sting, bite; to prickle, scratch |
| 2 | Latin | pungō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pungō | to prick, to sting |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |