Where does “pungō” come from?

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

pungō (Proto-Italic): to prick, to sting

Definitions

  1. to prick, to sting

Ancestry of “pungō”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pungō”

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