Where does “dzemdēšana” come from?

dzemdēšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian dzemdēt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gem-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

dzemdēšana (Latvian): giving birth, birth; verbal noun of dzemdēt

Definitions

  1. giving birth, birth; verbal noun of dzemdēt

Ancestry of “dzemdēšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzemdētto give birth; to give birth, to generate, to...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgem-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gem- →Every word from Latvian dzemdēt →
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