Where does “ovenkarmi” come from?

ovenkarmi (Finnish) comes from Finnish karmi, from Swedish karm, from Old Norse karmr, from Proto-Germanic karmaz, from Proto-Indo-European ger- — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

ovenkarmi (Finnish): door frame, doorframe, doorcase

Definitions

  1. door frame, doorframe, doorcase

Ancestry of “ovenkarmi”, step by step

ovenkarmi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish karmi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarmiframe; Third-person singular indicative past form...
2Swedishkarma frame
3Old Norsekarmrbreast-work, parapet
4Proto-Germanickarmaz—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...

via Finnish ovi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishovidoor
2Proto-Finnicovi—
3Proto-Uralicowedoor
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ger- →Every word from Proto-Germanic karmaz →Every word from Old Norse karmr →