Where does “osmankäämi” come from?
osmankäämi (Finnish) comes from Finnish käämi, from Old Novgorodian кѣвь, from Proto-Slavic cěvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koi-u-i-, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.
osmankäämi (Finnish): cattail
Definitions
- cattail
Ancestry of “osmankäämi”, step by step
osmankäämi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käämi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käämi | coil; bobbin; Third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Old Novgorodian | кѣвь | spool, bobbin, reel |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | cěvь | tube, spool |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | koi-u-i- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | koy-w- | — |
via Finnish osma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | osma | Synonym of ahma |