Where does “tammahevonen” come from?

tammahevonen (Finnish) comes from Finnish tamma, from Swedish tam, from Old Swedish tamber, from Old Norse tamr, from Proto-Germanic tamaz, from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- — to tame, domesticate.

tammahevonen (Finnish): mare, female horse

Definitions

  1. mare, female horse

Ancestry of “tammahevonen”, step by step

tammahevonen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtammamare
2Swedishtamtame (not afraid of people)
3Old Swedishtamber—
4Old Norsetamrtame
5Proto-Germanictamaztame
6Proto-Indo-Europeandemh₂-to tame, domesticate

via Finnish hevonen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhevonenhorse, "Equus caballus"; horse; knight
2Proto-Finnichepoinenhorse
3Proto-Finnic-inen-ish, -ic, -like, -y; -en
Every word from Proto-Indo-European demh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tamaz →Every word from Old Norse tamr →