Where does “punent” come from?

punent (Maltese) comes from Sicilian punenti, from Latin pōnēns, from Latin pōnō, from Proto-Italic poznō, from Proto-Italic pozinō, from Proto-Italic sinō.

punent (Maltese): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “punent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sicilianpunenti—
2Latinpōnēnsputting; placing
3Latinpōnōto place; to put; to lay
4Proto-Italicpoznō—
5Proto-Italicpozinō—
6Proto-Italicsinō—
Every word from Proto-Italic sinō →Every word from Proto-Italic pozinō →Every word from Proto-Italic poznō →