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

  1. coil; bobbin; Third-person singular indicative...

Ancestry of “käämi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Novgorodianкѣвьspool, bobbin, reel
2Proto-Slaviccěvьtube, spool
3Proto-Balto-Slavickoi-u-i-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-w-—

Words derived from “käämi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koy-w- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic koi-u-i- →Every word from Proto-Slavic cěvь →