Where does “hautakammio” come from?
hautakammio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kammio, from Proto-Norse skammijǭ, from Proto-Germanic skammijǭ — little house.
hautakammio (Finnish): tomb, sepulchre
Ancestry of “hautakammio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kammio | chamber; cell; ventricle |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | skammijǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skammijǭ | little house |