Where does “kallovamma” come from?

kallovamma (Finnish) comes from Finnish vamma, from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

kallovamma (Finnish): skull injury, skull fracture

Definitions

  1. skull injury, skull fracture

Ancestry of “kallovamma”, step by step

kallovamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammahandicap; injury
2Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ—
3Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

via Finnish kallo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkalloskull, cranium
2Proto-Germanic*skallôskull, cranium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →