Where does “puginał” come from?

puginał (Polish) comes from Italian pugnale, from Italian pugno, 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.

puginał (Polish): dagger

Definitions

  1. dagger

Ancestry of “puginał”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpugnaledagger
2Italianpugnofist; punch; fistful, handful
3Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
4Proto-Italicpugnosfist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
6Proto-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 →