Where does “gynėjas” come from?

gynėjas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian ginti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.

gynėjas (Lithuanian): defender

Definitions

  1. defender

Ancestry of “gynėjas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangintito drive; to chase; masculine plural nominative...
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰen-to strike, slay, kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰon-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen- →Every word from Lithuanian ginti →