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Where does “kinnuz” come from?

kinnuz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

kinnuz (Proto-Germanic): cheek; chin, jaw

Definitions

  1. cheek; chin, jaw

Ancestry of “kinnuz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek

Words derived from “kinnuz”

  • chin
  • chinless
  • chinstrap
  • chinny
  • chinwag
  • chinrest
  • blackchin
  • chinfest
  • chinlike
  • chinguard
  • Kinnlade
  • Kinnbart
  • Kinn
  • keno
  • kenoviiva
  • kin
  • kinstuk
  • kind
  • kinn
  • kinn
  • kind
  • chyn
  • ċinn
  • cinn
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