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
- to suck, to suckle; to smoke slowly; 3rd person...
Ancestry of “zīst”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | žinsti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | žind-ti | — |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | žind- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵendʰ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenədʰ- | jaw, chin |
Words derived from “zīst”