Where does “unga” come from?

unga (Italian) comes from Italian ungere, from Latin ungō, from Latin unguō, from Proto-Italic ongʷō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- — to smear, to anoint.

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

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Ancestry of “unga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianungereto oil, lubricate; to annoint; to flatter
2Latinungōto anoint, smear with oil, grease
3Latinunguō—
4Proto-Italicongʷōto anoint
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃engʷ-to smear, to anoint
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Italic ongʷō →Every word from Latin unguō →