Where does “žentas” come from?
žentas (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic źénˀtas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁-to-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
žentas (Lithuanian): son-in-law
Ancestry of “žentas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źénˀtas | relative |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁-to-s | relative |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |