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 , gender
Ancestry of “dzimums”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | dzimt | to be born |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gim- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷem- | to step |
Words derived from “dzimums”