Where does “geniță” come from?

geniță (Romanian) comes from Romanian geană, from Latin genna, from Latin gena, from Proto-Italic genā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- — jaw, cheek, chin; cheek.

Ancestry of “geniță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniangeanăeyelash; eyelid
2Latingenna—
3Latingenacheek; eye socket; eye or eyelid
4Proto-Italicgenā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénu-jaw, cheek, chin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵénu- →Every word from Proto-Italic genā →Every word from Latin gena →