Where does “dzimumorgāns” come from?

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

dzimumorgāns (Latvian): sex organ

Definitions

  1. sex organ

Ancestry of “dzimumorgāns”, step by step

dzimumorgāns 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 orgāns

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