Where does “kampikammio” come from?

kampikammio (Finnish) comes from Finnish kammio, from Proto-Norse skammijǭ, from Proto-Germanic skammijǭ — little house.

kampikammio (Finnish): crankcase

Definitions

  1. crankcase

Ancestry of “kampikammio”, step by step

kampikammio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kammio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkammiochamber; cell; ventricle
2Proto-Norseskammijǭ—
3Proto-Germanicskammijǭlittle house

via Finnish kampi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkampicrank
2Proto-Finnickampi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic skammijǭ →Every word from Proto-Norse skammijǭ →Every word from Finnish kammio →