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Where does “amme” come from?

amme (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic ammeh, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

amme (Finnish): bathtub, tub

Definitions

  1. bathtub, tub

Ancestry of “amme”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicammeh—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

Words derived from “amme”

  • ammehoito
  • ammematto
  • kylpyamme
  • ammekäyrä
  • ammekylpy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma- →