Where does “gimtas” come from?
gimtas (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gimti, from Proto-Baltic gim-, from Proto-Baltic gʷm̥-.
gimtas (Lithuanian): native
Ancestry of “gimtas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lithuanian | gimti | to be born; masculine plural nominative form of... |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | gim- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Baltic | gʷm̥- | — |