Where does “kaamosmasennus” come from?

kaamosmasennus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaamos, 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.

kaamosmasennus (Finnish): winter depression, seasonal affective disorder

Definitions

  1. winter depression, seasonal affective disorder

Ancestry of “kaamosmasennus”, step by step

kaamosmasennus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kaamos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaamosThe polar night; period of darkness north of the...
2Northern Samiskábmapolar night
3Norwegianskamtid—
4Old Norseskammrshort
5Proto-Germanicskammazshort; blunt; stunted
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱem-mutilated, hornless; to cover, hide, conceal

via Finnish masennus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmasennusdepression
2FinnishmasentaaTo depress
3Finnishmasea—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skammaz →Every word from Old Norse skammr →