Where does “hammasjauhe” come from?

hammasjauhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish hammas, from Proto-Finnic hambas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

hammasjauhe (Finnish): tooth powder

Definitions

  1. tooth powder

Ancestry of “hammasjauhe”, step by step

hammasjauhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hammas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammastooth
2Proto-Finnichambastooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Finnish jauhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhepowder; in compound terms in which jauhe is the...
2Finnishjauhaato grind, mince, chew; to jabber about silly or...
3Proto-Finnicjauhadakto grind
4Proto-Finno-Permicjaŋša-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →