Where does “piimahammas” come from?

piimahammas (Estonian) comes from Estonian hammas, from Proto-Finnic hambas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

piimahammas (Estonian): baby tooth, milk tooth

Definitions

  1. baby tooth, milk tooth

Ancestry of “piimahammas”, step by step

piimahammas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian hammas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhammastooth
2Proto-Finnichambastooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Estonian piim

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianpiimmilk
2Proto-Finnicpiimämilk
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpejmä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →