Where does “puñadito” come from?

puñadito (Spanish) comes from Spanish puñado, from Spanish puño, from Old Portuguese punno, 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.

Ancestry of “puñadito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpuñadohandful, fistful
2Spanishpuñofist; fistful, handful, bunch; wristband, cuff
3Old Portuguesepunno
4Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
5Proto-Italicpugnosfist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnosEvery word from Proto-Italic pugnos