Where does “ugna” come from?
ugna (Sicilian) comes from Vulgar Latin ungla, from Latin ungula, from Latin unguis, from Proto-Indo-European h₃negʰ- — nail.
ugna (Sicilian): nail; few
Ancestry of “ugna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | ungla | — |
| 2 | Latin | ungula | hoof, claw; a horse; an aromatic spice |
| 3 | Latin | unguis | fingernail, toenail; claw; hoof |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃negʰ- | nail |