Where does “kämmenpuoli” come from?
kämmenpuoli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kämmen, from Dutch kammen, from Dutch kam, from Middle Dutch kamp.
kämmenpuoli (Finnish): the palm side (of the hand)
Definitions
- the palm side (of the hand)
Ancestry of “kämmenpuoli”, step by step
kämmenpuoli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kämmen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kämmen | palm |
| 2 | Dutch | kammen | to comb; to use any other comb, even mechanically |
| 3 | Dutch | kam | A comb, utensil to groom hair, fur etc; A ridge,... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | kamp | — |
via Finnish puoli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puoli | half; when followed by a number representing an... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pooli | half, side; half |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | pälä | half |