Where does “unghiță” come from?

unghiță (Romanian) comes from Romanian unghie, from Vulgar Latin ungla, from Latin ungula, from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.

Ancestry of “unghiță”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Romanian	unghie	nail, fingernail, toenail
2	Vulgar Latin	ungla	—
3	Latin	ungula	hoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice
4	Latin	unguis	fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₃negʰ-	nail

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- →Every word from Latin unguis →Every word from Latin ungula →