Where does “Ginta” come from?

Ginta (Latvian) comes from Latvian Gints, from Lithuanian ginti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

Ancestry of “Ginta”, step by step

Ginta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian Gints

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianGintsfamily, kin group, clan a primitive unit of social organization, based on blood relations and lineage from a common ancestor
2Lithuaniangintito drive; to chase; masculine plural nominative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

via Latvian Gintars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianGintars—
2Lithuaniangintàrasamber (fossil resin)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Lithuanian ginti →