Where does “gena” come from?

gena (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic genā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

gena (Latin): cheek; eye socket; eye or eyelid

Definitions

  1. cheek; eye socket; eye or eyelid

Ancestry of “gena”, step by step

gena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic genā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicgenā—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

via Proto-Indo-European ǵénus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénuscheek; jaw; chin

Words derived from “gena”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Italic genā →