Where does “aivovamma” come from?
aivovamma (Finnish) comes from Finnish vamma, from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.
aivovamma (Finnish): traumatic brain injury
Ancestry of “aivovamma”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | vamma | handicap; injury |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wammaz | spot, stain, blemish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |