Where does “gingie” come from?

gingie (Romanian) comes from Latin gingīva, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

gingie (Romanian): gum

Definitions

  1. gum

Ancestry of “gingie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingingīvagum (in which the teeth are set)
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “gingie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Latin gingīva →
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