Comparative evidence

peu̯g, peu̯ǵ

• Lat. pungō -ere ‘pierce’, ‘prick’, ‘puncture’, ‘jab’, ‘mark with points or small dots’ (OLD: 1521)

• Lat. pūgnus -ī, m. ‘the clenched hand’, ‘fist’, ‘handful’ (OLD: 1516)

• Lat. pūgiō -onis, m. ‘a short weapon for stabbing’, ‘dagger’, ‘poniard’, ‘sim’ (OLD: 1515)

• Lat. pugil -ilis, m. ‘a boxer’, ‘pugilist’ (OLD: 1515)

References

OLD = Glare, P. G. W. 1968. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.