Where does “dzemdes kakls” come from?
dzemdes kakls (Latvian) comes from Latvian kakls, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaklas, from Proto-Indo-European kʷokʷlo-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
dzemdes kakls (Latvian): the cervix of the uterus
Ancestry of “dzemdes kakls”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latvian | kakls | neck; throat; tapered, constricted part of an... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kaklas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷokʷlo-s | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |