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Where does “shortsihame” come from?

shortsihame (Finnish) comes from Finnish Häme, from Proto-Finnic hämä, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źemē, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰðʰem-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

shortsihame (Finnish): culottes, skort

Definitions

  1. culottes, skort

Ancestry of “shortsihame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHämeTavastia, Tavastland
2Proto-FinnichämäA person living in or originating from the area...
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźemēearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰðʰem-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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