Where does “maitokammio” come from?

maitokammio (Finnish) comes from Finnish maito, from Proto-Finnic maito, from Proto-Uralic majδ̕ɜ.

maitokammio (Finnish): gland cistern part of an udder

Definitions

  1. gland cistern part of an udder

Ancestry of “maitokammio”, step by step

maitokammio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ—

via Finnish kammio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkammiochamber; cell; ventricle
2Proto-Norseskammijǭ—
3Proto-Germanicskammijǭlittle house
Every word from Proto-Uralic majδ̕ɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic maito →Every word from Finnish maito →