Where does “kampasuodin” come from?

kampasuodin (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.

kampasuodin (Finnish): comb filter

Definitions

  1. comb filter

Ancestry of “kampasuodin”, step by step

kampasuodin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kampa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampacomb; pecten
2Old Swedishkambercomb
3Old Norsekambrcomb
4LatincameraA chamber in its various senses, "including";...
5Ancient GreekκαμάραAnything with an arched cover such as a covered...
6Proto-Iraniankamarā-something curved
7Proto-Iraniankamárati
8Proto-Indo-Iranian*kmárati
9Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂em-to bend, to curve

via Finnish suodin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsuodinfilter; First-person singular indicative past...
2Finnishsuotaato leak; to filter out
3Proto-Samicsuoδëtēkto hiss
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂em-
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