Where does “zinzie” come from?

zinzie (Friulian) comes from Latin gingiva, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

zinzie (Friulian): gum

Definitions

  1. gum

Ancestry of “zinzie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingingivagum
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Latin gingiva →