Where does “nastahammas” come from?

nastahammas (Finnish) comes from Finnish hammas, from Proto-Finnic hambas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- — to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg.

nastahammas (Finnish): a certain type of tooth implant

Definitions

  1. a certain type of tooth implant

Ancestry of “nastahammas”, step by step

nastahammas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hammas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhammastooth
2Proto-Finnichambastooth
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźámbastooth; sharp or jagged edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰostooth; row of teeth; peg
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵómbʰ-to pierce, gnaw through; tooth, horn, peg

via Finnish nasta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnastathumbtack; pin; stud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵómbʰos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źámbas →