Where does “susikammo” come from?

susikammo (Finnish) comes from Finnish kammo, from Proto-Germanic skamō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

susikammo (Finnish): lupophobia, phobia of wolves

Definitions

  1. lupophobia, phobia of wolves

Ancestry of “susikammo”, step by step

susikammo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kammo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkammodetestation, abhorrence; phobia
2Proto-Germanicskamōshame
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Finnish susi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsusigrey wolf; dud
2Proto-Finnicsuciwolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skamō →Every word from Finnish kammo →