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Where does “kammo” come from?

kammo (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

kammo (Finnish): detestation, abhorrence; phobia

Definitions

  1. detestation, abhorrence; phobia

Ancestry of “kammo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicskamōshame
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “kammo”

  • kammoksua
  • kammota
  • kammottaa
  • kammoksuttaa
  • uskontokammo
  • kammoa
  • homokammo
  • torikammo
  • aukiokammo
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