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Latin word poena comes from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-, Proto-Indo-European - -nós, and later Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂ (Payment. Punishment, vengeance.)
*kʷey- (Proto-Indo-European)
- -nós (Proto-Indo-European)
*kʷoynéh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)
Payment. Punishment, vengeance.
*kʷoinā́ (Proto-Hellenic)
ποινή (Ancient Greek)
poena (Latin)
(figurative) execution. Penalty. Punishment.