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Where does “kammoa” come from?

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

kammoa (Finnish): Alternative form of kammota

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of kammota

Ancestry of “kammoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkammodetestation, abhorrence; phobia
2Proto-Germanicskamōshame
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
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