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

Definitions

  1. Tavastia, Tavastland

Ancestry of “Häme”, step by step

Häme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic hämä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-FinnichämäA person living in or originating from the area...
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźemēearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰðʰem-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
5Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
6Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Proto-Finnic hameh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnichamehshirt; skirt
2Proto-Germanichamiz—

Words derived from “Häme”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →