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
- nursing, breastfeeding; verbal noun of zīdināt
Ancestry of “zīdināšana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | zīdināt | to nurse, to breastfeed; 2nd person plural... |
| 2 | Latvian | zīst | to suck, to suckle; to smoke slowly; 3rd person... |
| 3 | Latvian | žinsti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | žind-ti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | žind- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵendʰ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenədʰ- | jaw, chin |