Where does “pumnui” come from?

pumnui (Romanian) comes from Romanian pumn, 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.

pumnui (Romanian): to hit with the fist

Definitions

  1. to hit with the fist

Ancestry of “pumnui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpumnfist; punch; handful
2Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
3Proto-Italicpugnosfist
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “pumnui”

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