Where does “dzimtene” come from?

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

dzimtene (Latvian): homeland, native country; home, homeland, home...

Definitions

  1. homeland, native country; home, homeland, home...

Ancestry of “dzimtene”, 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 →