Where does “kampaleima” come from?
kampaleima (Finnish) comes from Finnish kampa, from Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
kampaleima (Finnish): a comb-like decoration often found in earlier Pit–Comb Ware culture ceramics
Definitions
- a comb-like decoration often found in earlier Pit–Comb Ware culture ceramics
Ancestry of “kampaleima”, step by step
kampaleima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kampa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kampa | comb; pecten |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kamber | comb |
| 3 | Old Norse | kambr | comb |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |