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Where does “gingīva” come from?

gingīva (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

Ancestry of “gingīva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →