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

Definitions

  1. homophobia

Ancestry of “homokammo”, step by step

homokammo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kammo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkammodetestation, abhorrence; phobia
2Proto-Germanicskamōshame
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Finnish homo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhomogay man; any gay person
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Finnish kammo →