Where does “ziant” come from?

ziant (Dalmatian) comes from Latin gēns, from Proto-Italic *gentis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ziant (Dalmatian): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “ziant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatingēnsRoman clan (related by birth or marriage and sharing a common name and often united by certain religious rites)
2Proto-Italic*gentis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis →Every word from Proto-Italic *gentis →