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Latin word pugna comes from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-, Proto-Indo-European *mal-ni-, Proto-Indo-European *peuḱ-, Proto-Indo-European *men-, Proto-Indo-European *mony-, Proto-Indo-European *puk-, and later Proto-Italic *manus (Hand.)
*melh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)
to grind, to rub, grind, black, grind
*mal-ni- (Proto-Indo-European)
*peuḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)
*men- (Proto-Indo-European)
*mony- (Proto-Indo-European)
withers, crest, mane
*puk- (Proto-Indo-European)
*puḱnos (Proto-Indo-European)
*puǵ-no- (Proto-Indo-European)
*manus (Proto-Italic)
Hand.
*pugnos (Proto-Italic)
manus (Latin)
(figuratively) bravery, valor. (figuratively) violence, fighting. (legal) an arrest. (legal) legal power of a man over his wife. (military, nautical) grappling hooks used to snare enemy vessels. A side, part, faction. A stake (in dice). A thrust with a sword. Branch of a tree. Group of people. Group, company, host, multitude of people, especially of soldiers. Hand. Handwriting. Labor. Paw of [...]
pugnus (Latin)
A fist; a hand with all fingers curled up. A fistful, handful.
pugnare (Latin)
pugna (Latin)
A contest, dispute, quarrel. A fight, battle, combat, action. A line of battle, troops drawn up for battle.