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Where does “junghi” come from?

junghi (Romanian) comes from Romanian junghia, from Latin jugulāre.

junghi (Romanian): twinge, shooting; a sharp or piercing pain of...

Definitions

  1. twinge, shooting; a sharp or piercing pain of...

Ancestry of “junghi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianjunghiato cut someone's throat; put a knife to someone's...
2Latinjugulāre—
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