Where does “käämi” come from?
käämi (Finnish) comes from Old Novgorodian кѣвь, from Proto-Slavic cěvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koi-u-i-, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.
käämi (Finnish): coil; bobbin; Third-person singular indicative...
Definitions
- coil; bobbin; Third-person singular indicative...
Ancestry of “käämi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Novgorodian | кѣвь | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | cěvь | tube, spool |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | koi-u-i- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | koy-w- | — |
Words derived from “käämi”