Where does “käämittää” come from?

käämittää (Finnish) comes from Finnish käämi, from Old Novgorodian кѣвь, from Proto-Slavic cěvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koi-u-i-, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.

käämittää (Finnish): to coil, wind

Definitions

  1. to coil, wind

Ancestry of “käämittää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäämicoil; bobbin; Third-person singular indicative...
2Old Novgorodianкѣвьspool, bobbin, reel
3Proto-Slaviccěvьtube, spool
4Proto-Balto-Slavickoi-u-i-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-w-—

Words derived from “käämittää”

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