French word poing 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.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *melh₂- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mal-ni- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *peuḱ- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *men- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *mony- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *puk- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *puḱnos | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *puǵ-no- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| *manus | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Hand. |
| *pugnos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| manus | Latin (lat) | (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 [...] |
| malleus | Latin (lat) | (New Latin) the malleus, a small bone in the middle ear. A disease of animals. Hammer, mallet. |
| poing | Old French (fro) | Hand. |
| poing | French (fra) | Fist. |