Where does “hammaspaise” come from?

hammaspaise (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.

hammaspaise (Finnish): dental abscess localized collection of pus associated with a tooth

Definitions

  1. dental abscess localized collection of pus associated with a tooth

Ancestry of “hammaspaise”, step by step

hammaspaise 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 paise

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaiseabscess; bubo
2Proto-Finnicpaisekboil, abscess
3Proto-Finnic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
4Proto-Uralic-ekForms instrument nouns from verbs; Forms result...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰosEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas
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