Where does “jama” come from?

jama (Finnish) comes from Finnish jämeä, from Proto-Finnic jämedä, from Proto-Turkic jama- — to patch.

jama (Finnish): seam, joint; seam in a seine; A situation or...

Definitions

  1. seam, joint; seam in a seine; A situation or...

Ancestry of “jama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjämeätaut; strong
2Proto-Finnicjämedästiff, sturdy
3Proto-Turkicjama-to patch

Words derived from “jama”

Every word from Proto-Turkic jama- →Every word from Proto-Finnic jämedä →Every word from Finnish jämeä →