Where does “žind-” come from?

žind- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵendʰ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenədʰ- — jaw, chin.

Ancestry of “žind-”, step by step

žind- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European ǵendʰ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵendʰ
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenədʰ-jaw, chin

via Proto-Indo-European ǵ(e)ndʰ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵ(e)ndʰ-

Words derived from “žind-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenədʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵendʰ