Where does “puñado” come from?

puñado (Spanish) comes 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.

puñado (Spanish): handful, fistful

Definitions

  1. handful, fistful

Ancestry of “puñado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpuñofist; fistful, handful, bunch; wristband, cuff
2Old Portuguesepunno—
3Latinpūgnusa fist; a hand with all fingers curled up
4Proto-Italicpugnosfist
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpuǵnos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab

Words derived from “puñado”

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