Where does “istuma-amme” come from?

istuma-amme (Finnish) comes from Finnish amme, from Proto-Finnic ammeh, from Proto-Indo-European amma- — mother.

istuma-amme (Finnish): sitz bath tub, hip bath tub

Definitions

  1. sitz bath tub, hip bath tub

Ancestry of “istuma-amme”, step by step

istuma-amme traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish amme

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishammebathtub, tub
2Proto-Finnicammehtub, vat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanamma-mother

via Finnish istua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishistuato sit; to be a member in a board or similar; to...
2Proto-Finnicistudaksit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European amma-Every word from Proto-Finnic ammehEvery word from Finnish amme