Where does “zīdītājs” come from?

zīdītājs (Latvian) comes from Latvian zīdīt, 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.

zīdītājs (Latvian): mammal

Definitions

  1. mammal

Ancestry of “zīdītājs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzīdītto nurse, to breastfeed; to nurse, to suckle
2Latvianzīstto suck, to suckle; to smoke slowly; 3rd person...
3Latvianžinsti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicžind-ti—
5Proto-Balto-Slavicžind-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵendʰ—
7Proto-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- →