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

Definitions

  1. the cervix of the uterus

Ancestry of “dzemdes kakls”, step by step

dzemdes kakls traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian kakls

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviankaklsneck; throat; tapered, constricted part of an...
2Proto-Balto-Slavickaklas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷokʷlo-s—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Latvian dzemde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzemdewomb, uterus
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgem-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷokʷlo-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kaklas →