Where does “kangashumus” come from?

kangashumus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kangas, from Proto-Finnic kangas, from Proto-Germanic gangaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

kangashumus (Finnish): humus as that found in kangas soil

Definitions

  1. humus as that found in kangas soil

Ancestry of “kangashumus”, step by step

kangashumus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kangas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
2Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
3Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via Finnish humus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhumushumus
2Latinhumusground, floor; earth, soil
3Proto-Italichomos—
4Polishhomoseksualnyhomosexual
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰongʰ-o-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic gangaz →