Where does “Gints” come from?

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

Gints (Latvian): family, kin group, clan a primitive unit of social organization, based on blood relations and lineage from a common ancestor

Definitions

  1. family, kin group, clan a primitive unit of social organization, based on blood relations and lineage from a common ancestor

Ancestry of “Gints”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangintito drive; to chase; masculine plural nominative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—

Words derived from “Gints”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Lithuanian ginti →