Where does “zinzie” come from?
zinzie (Friulian) comes from Latin gingiva, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
zinzie (Friulian): gum
Ancestry of “zinzie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | gingiva | gum |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |