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Where does “puǵnos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “puǵnos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “puǵnos”

  • repugnant
  • pugnacious
  • impugn
  • poniard
  • pugnacity
  • repugnancy
  • inexpugnable
  • pugnaciously
  • oppugnancy
  • repugnantly
  • oppugnant
  • pugnaciousness
  • oppugn
  • repugn
  • impugner
  • impugnment
  • unimpugnable
  • oppugnation
  • inexpugnably
  • impugnable
  • oppugner
  • unrepugnant
  • expugn
  • repugnate
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