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
- giving birth, birth; verbal noun of dzemdēt
Ancestry of “dzemdēšana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | dzemdēt | to give birth; to give birth, to generate, to... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gem- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |