Where does “zīšana” come from?

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

zīšana (Latvian): sucking, suckling; verbal noun of zīst

Definitions

  1. sucking, suckling; verbal noun of zīst

Ancestry of “zīšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzīstto suck, to suckle; to smoke slowly; 3rd person...
2Latvianžinsti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicžind-ti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicžind-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵendʰ—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenədʰ-jaw, chin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenədʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵendʰ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic žind- →
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