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

  1. The polar night; period of darkness north of the...

Ancestry of “kaamos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Northern Samiskábmapolar night
2Norwegianskamtid—
3Old Norseskammrshort
4Proto-Germanicskammazshort; blunt; stunted
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

Words derived from “kaamos”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skammaz →Every word from Old Norse skammr →