Where does “homokammo” come from?
homokammo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kammo, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
homokammo (Finnish): homophobia
Ancestry of “homokammo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kammo | detestation, abhorrence; phobia |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skamō | shame |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |