Where does “hammaspeite” come from?

hammaspeite (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.

hammaspeite (Finnish): dental deposit, dental plaque

Definitions

  1. dental deposit, dental plaque

Ancestry of “hammaspeite”, step by step

hammaspeite 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 peite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpeitecover; spread, throw; overlay
2Finnishpeittääto cover
3Proto-Finnicpeittädäkto cover; to hide, to conceal
4Proto-Finnicpej-—
5Proto-Uralic*pälkäthumb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →