Where does “dzimumloceklis” come from?

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

dzimumloceklis (Latvian): penis, male member

Definitions

  1. penis, male member

Ancestry of “dzimumloceklis”, step by step

dzimumloceklis 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 loceklis

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