Where does “kampaajaoppilas” come from?
kampaajaoppilas (Finnish) comes from Finnish kampaaja, from Finnish kammata, from Finnish kampa, from Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā- — to bend, to curve.
kampaajaoppilas (Finnish): hairdressing student
Definitions
- hairdressing student
Ancestry of “kampaajaoppilas”, step by step
kampaajaoppilas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kampaaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kampaaja | hairdresser one who does hairdressing |
| 2 | Finnish | kammata | To comb |
| 3 | Finnish | kampa | comb; pecten |
| 4 | Old Swedish | kamber | comb |
| 5 | Old Norse | kambr | comb |
| 6 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 9 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |