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Where does “kammoksua” come from?

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

kammoksua (Finnish): to dread, abhor

Definitions

  1. to dread, abhor

Ancestry of “kammoksua”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kammoksua”

  • kammoksuttaa
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