Where does “pumnal” come from?
pumnal (Romanian) 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.
pumnal (Romanian): dagger
Definitions
- dagger
Ancestry of “pumnal”, step by step
pumnal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pugnale
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pugnale | dagger |
| 2 | Italian | pugno | fist; punch; fistful, handful |
| 3 | Latin | pūgnus | a fist; a hand with all fingers curled up |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | pugnos | fist |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | puǵnos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pewǵ- | to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab |
via Romanian pumn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pumn | fist; punch; handful |