Where does “kampikammio” come from?
kampikammio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kammio, from Proto-Norse skammijǭ, from Proto-Germanic skammijǭ — little house.
kampikammio (Finnish): crankcase
Ancestry of “kampikammio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kammio | chamber; cell; ventricle |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | skammijǭ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skammijǭ | little house |