Where does “punio” come from?

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

punio (Neapolitan): fist; punch

Definitions

  1. fist; punch

Ancestry of “punio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
2Proto-Italicpugnosfist
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnos →Every word from Proto-Italic pugnos →