Where does “raajavammainen” come from?

raajavammainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vammainen, from Finnish vamma, from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

raajavammainen (Finnish): with limb impairments

Definitions

  1. with limb impairments

Ancestry of “raajavammainen”, step by step

raajavammainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vammainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammainendisabled, handicapped; disabled person,...
2Finnishvammahandicap; injury
3Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ
4Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

via Finnish raaja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraajalimb
2Proto-Finnicrakjalimb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic wammazEvery word from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ
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