Where does “zīst” come from?

zīst (Latvian) comes 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.

zīst (Latvian): to suck, to suckle; to smoke slowly; 3rd person...

Definitions

  1. to suck, to suckle; to smoke slowly; 3rd person...

Ancestry of “zīst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianžinsti—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicžind-ti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicžind-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵendʰ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenədʰ-jaw, chin

Words derived from “zīst”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenədʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵendʰ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic žind- →