Where does “harmaa” come from?

harmaa (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic harmaga, from Proto-Baltic śirˀmas, from Proto-Indo-European ḱr̥-m-os, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

harmaa (Finnish): grey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The...

Definitions

  1. grey, gray; grey, gray, dreary, gloomy; The...

Ancestry of “harmaa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicharmagagrey, gray
2Proto-Balticśirˀmas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱr̥-m-os—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

Words derived from “harmaa”

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