Where does “puneño” come from?

puneño (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.

Ancestry of “puneño”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puǵnosEvery word from Proto-Italic pugnos