Where does “pūgnus” come from?

pūgnus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic pugnos, from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

pūgnus (Latin): a fist; a hand with all fingers curled up

Definitions

  1. a fist; a hand with all fingers curled up

Ancestry of “pūgnus”, step by step

pūgnus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic pugnos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicpugnosfist
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

via Proto-Indo-European puǵ-no-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵ-no-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeuḱ-prick, punch

Words derived from “pūgnus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →