Where does “dzimums” come from?

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

dzimums (Latvian): sex (male or female), gender

Definitions

  1. sex (male or female), gender

Ancestry of “dzimums”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzimtto be born
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgim-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷem-to step

Words derived from “dzimums”

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