Where does “Häme” come from?
Häme (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic hämä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źemē, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰðʰem-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
Häme (Finnish): Tavastia, Tavastland
Ancestry of “Häme”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | hämä | A person living in or originating from the area... |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źemē | earth |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰðʰem- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |