Where does “kuulovamma” come from?

kuulovamma (Finnish) comes from Finnish kuulo, from Finnish kuulla, from Proto-Finnic kuuldak, from Proto-Uralic *kuwle- — to hear.

kuulovamma (Finnish): hearing loss, hearing impairment, hearing injury, hearing damage

Definitions

  1. hearing loss, hearing impairment, hearing injury, hearing damage

Ancestry of “kuulovamma”, step by step

kuulovamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kuulo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkuuloThe sense of hearing
2Finnishkuullato hear; to hear of; to listen to
3Proto-Finnickuuldakto hear
4Proto-Uralic*kuwle-to hear

via Finnish vamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammahandicap; injury
2Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ
3Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit
Every word from Proto-Uralic *kuwle-