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
- being born, birth; verbal noun of dzimt
Ancestry of “dzimšana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | dzimt | to be born |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gim- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |