English
gonys
Gonys comes from Ancient Greek γένυς ‘jaw’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénu-‘chin, jaw’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*génusreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγένυς‘jaw’
- Englishtodaygonys
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénu-‘chin, jaw’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*génusreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγένυς‘jaw’
- Englishtodaygonys
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- ‘chin, jaw’
Today it means
noun the lower ridge of the lower mandible of a bird's beak, located at the junction of the bone's two rami (lateral plates)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵénu- / gonys