Where does “zann” come from?

zann (Mauritian Creole) comes from French gendre, from Old French gendre, from Latin genus, from Proto-Italic genos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

zann (Mauritian Creole): son-in-law

Definitions

  1. son-in-law

Ancestry of “zann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgendreson-in-law
2Old Frenchgendreson-in-law
3Latingenusbirth, origin, lineage, descent; kind, type,...
4Proto-Italicgenoslineage, origin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os →Every word from Proto-Italic genos →