Where does “kämppä” come from?
kämppä (Finnish) comes from English camp, from Middle English kampe, from Old English camp, from Proto-West Germanic kamp, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp-, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em- — to bend, to curve.
kämppä (Finnish): residence, place, apartment, flat; hut, cabin
Definitions
- residence, place, apartment, flat; hut, cabin
Ancestry of “kämppä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | camp | An outdoor place acting as temporary... |
| 2 | Middle English | kampe | An armed military conflict; a clash; A... |
| 3 | Old English | camp | combat; an enclosed piece of land |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
Words derived from “kämppä”