Where does “gimtadienis” come from?

gimtadienis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gimti, from Proto-Baltic gim-, from Proto-Baltic gʷm̥-.

gimtadienis (Lithuanian): birthday

Definitions

  1. birthday

Ancestry of “gimtadienis”, step by step

gimtadienis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian gimti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangimtito be born; masculine plural nominative form of...
2Proto-Balticgim-—
3Proto-Balticgʷm̥-—

via Lithuanian diena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandienaday, daytime; day; day, time
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdein-—
Every word from Proto-Baltic gʷm̥- →Every word from Proto-Baltic gim- →Every word from Lithuanian gimti →