Where does “punhetar” come from?

punhetar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese punheta, from Portuguese punho, from Old Portuguese punno, 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.

punhetar (Portuguese): to jerk off

Definitions

  1. to jerk off

Ancestry of “punhetar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepunhetawank; hand job
2Portuguesepunhofist; wrist; the grip of a firearm
3Old Portuguesepunno—
4Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
5Proto-Italicpugnosfist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “punhetar”

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