Where does “zīdināšana” come from?

zīdināšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian zīdināt, 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.

zīdināšana (Latvian): nursing, breastfeeding; verbal noun of zīdināt

Definitions

  1. nursing, breastfeeding; verbal noun of zīdināt

Ancestry of “zīdināšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzīdinātto nurse, to breastfeed; 2nd person plural...
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- →