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Where does “puyar” come from?

puyar (Spanish) comes from Spanish puya, from Vulgar Latin pugia, from Latin pungō, from Proto-Italic pungō, from Proto-Indo-European pewǵ- — to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab.

puyar (Spanish): to jab, poke; to incite

Definitions

  1. to jab, poke; to incite

Ancestry of “puyar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpuyaSharp point on the tip of the "vara"; jibe;...
2Vulgar Latinpugia—
3Latinpungō—
4Proto-Italicpungōto prick, to sting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpewǵ-to punch, fist-fight; to prick, poke, stab
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