Where does “meluvamma” come from?
meluvamma (Finnish) comes from Finnish vamma, from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.
meluvamma (Finnish): noise injury, acoustic trauma
Definitions
- noise injury, acoustic trauma
Ancestry of “meluvamma”, step by step
meluvamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vamma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vamma | handicap; injury |
| 2 | Proto-Norse | *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wammaz | spot, stain, blemish |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wemh₁- | to spew, to vomit |
via Finnish melu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | melu | noise |