Where does “gengiva” come from?

gengiva (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

Ancestry of “gengiva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingingīvagum (in which the teeth are set)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “gengiva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Latin gingīva →