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Where does “žinsti” come from?

žinsti (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic žind-ti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic žind-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵendʰ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenədʰ- — jaw, chin.

Ancestry of “žinsti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicžind-ti—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicžind-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵendʰ—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenədʰ-jaw, chin

Words derived from “žinsti”

  • zīšana
  • zīdīšana
  • zīdināšana
  • zīst
  • zīdināt
  • zīdīt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenədʰ- →