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Where does “genno” come from?

genno (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic génāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷḗn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- — woman.

genno (Old Prussian): woman

Definitions

  1. woman

Ancestry of “genno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgénāˀwoman
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷḗnwoman
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷen-woman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷen- →