Where does “aarrekammio” come from?

aarrekammio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kammio, from Proto-Norse skammijǭ, from Proto-Germanic skammijǭ — little house.

aarrekammio (Finnish): treasure chamber

Definitions

  1. treasure chamber

Ancestry of “aarrekammio”, step by step

aarrekammio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kammio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkammiochamber; cell; ventricle
2Proto-Norseskammijǭ—
3Proto-Germanicskammijǭlittle house

via Finnish aarre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaarretreasure; treasure trove
Every word from Proto-Germanic skammijǭ →Every word from Proto-Norse skammijǭ →Every word from Finnish kammio →