Where does “dzimšana” come from?

dzimšana (Latvian) comes from Latvian dzimt, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gim-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- — to step.

dzimšana (Latvian): being born, birth; verbal noun of dzimt

Definitions

  1. being born, birth; verbal noun of dzimt

Ancestry of “dzimšana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzimtto be born
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgim-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gim- →Every word from Latvian dzimt →