Where does “CP-vamma” come from?

CP-vamma (Finnish) comes from Finnish vamma, from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

CP-vamma (Finnish): cerebral palsy group of non-contagious conditions

Definitions

  1. cerebral palsy group of non-contagious conditions

Ancestry of “CP-vamma”, step by step

CP-vamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammahandicap; injury
2Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ—
3Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

via Finnish CP

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishCPCerebral palsy
2EnglishCP(school)

Words derived from “CP-vamma”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wammaz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ →