Where does “tarkusehammas” come from?

tarkusehammas (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.

tarkusehammas (Estonian): wisdom tooth

Definitions

  1. wisdom tooth

Ancestry of “tarkusehammas”, step by step

tarkusehammas 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 tarkus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniantarkus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →