Where does “gingie” come from?
gingie (Romanian) comes from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
gingie (Romanian): gum
Ancestry of “gingie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | gingīva | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |