Where does “kammima” come from?

kammima (Estonian) comes from Estonian kamm, from Middle Low German kam, from Old Saxon kamb, from Proto-West Germanic kamb, from Proto-Germanic kambaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

kammima (Estonian): to comb; to search

Definitions

  1. to comb; to search

Ancestry of “kammima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankammcomb
2Middle Low Germankam—
3Old Saxonkambcomb
4Proto-West Germanickambcomb
5Proto-Germanickambazcomb
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic kambaz →
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