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