Where does “selkäydinvammainen” come from?

selkäydinvammainen (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.

selkäydinvammainen (Finnish): with a spinal cord injury

Definitions

  1. with a spinal cord injury

Ancestry of “selkäydinvammainen”, step by step

selkäydinvammainen 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 selkäydin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkäydinspinal cord
2Finnishydincore, kernel, the central part of something;...
3FriulianUdinUdine
4Arabicالدِّين—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wammaz →Every word from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ →