Where does “hammaskato” come from?

hammaskato (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.

hammaskato (Finnish): edentation

Definitions

  1. edentation

Ancestry of “hammaskato”, step by step

hammaskato 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 kato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkatofailure of crops; loss, disappearance, lack;...
2Finnishkatsoato look, have a look, take a look; to watch; to...
3Proto-Finnickaccodakto look
4Proto-Germanicgātijaną—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →
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