Where does “dzimumakts” come from?

dzimumakts (Latvian) comes from Latvian akts, from Latin ācta, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

dzimumakts (Latvian): sex act, sexual intercourse

Definitions

  1. sex act, sexual intercourse

Ancestry of “dzimumakts”, step by step

dzimumakts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian akts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianaktsact, action; a formal gathering or ceremony; a...
2Latināctaacts, transactions, or proceedings (e.g., of an organization, in an academic field, of an office holder)
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Latvian dzimums

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzimumssex (male or female), gender
2Latviandzimtto be born
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgim-
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic agō