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Where does “aistivammaisuus” come from?

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

aistivammaisuus (Finnish): condition of having a sensory impairment

Definitions

  1. condition of having a sensory impairment

Ancestry of “aistivammaisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammaisuusdisablement, invalidity
2Finnishvammainendisabled, handicapped; disabled person,...
3Finnishvammahandicap; injury
4Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ—
5Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →