Where does “hammastua” come from?

hammastua (Finnish) comes from Finnish hammastaa, 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.

hammastua (Finnish): to fit smoothly with each other, like e.g. cogs...

Definitions

  1. to fit smoothly with each other, like e.g. cogs...

Ancestry of “hammastua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammastaato indent, serrate
2Finnishhammastooth
3Proto-Finnichambastooth
4Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →