Where does “dzimumdziedzeris” come from?

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

dzimumdziedzeris (Latvian): gonad

Definitions

  1. gonad

Ancestry of “dzimumdziedzeris”, step by step

dzimumdziedzeris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latvian dzimums

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzimumssex (male or female), gender
2Latviandzimtto be born
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgim-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

via Latvian dziedzeris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandziedzerisgland
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷem- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gim- →Every word from Latvian dzimt →