Where does “sipulikampa” come from?
sipulikampa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kampa, from Old Swedish kamber, from Old Norse kambr, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kmárati — to bend, to curve.
sipulikampa (Finnish): onion holder comb-like kitchen tool used to hold an onion in place and guide the knife when slicing it
Definitions
- onion holder comb-like kitchen tool used to hold an onion in place and guide the knife when slicing it
Ancestry of “sipulikampa”, step by step
sipulikampa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kampa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kampa | comb; pecten |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kamber | comb |
| 3 | Old Norse | kambr | comb |
| 4 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 6 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |