Where does “kaamos” come from?
kaamos (Finnish) comes from Northern Sami skábma, from Norwegian skamtid, from Old Norse skammr, from Proto-Germanic skammaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- — mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal.
kaamos (Finnish): The polar night; period of darkness north of the...
Definitions
- The polar night; period of darkness north of the...
Ancestry of “kaamos”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Northern Sami | skábma | polar night |
| 2 | Norwegian | skamtid | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | skammr | short |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skammaz | short; blunt; stunted |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱem- | mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal |
Words derived from “kaamos”