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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpungereto prick; to sting, bite; to prickle, scratch
2Latinpungō—
3Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
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