Where does “torikammo” come from?

torikammo (Finnish) comes from Finnish tori, from Old Swedish torgh, from Proto-Brythonic *torx, from Latin torquis, from Latin torqueō, from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- — to turn, spin.

torikammo (Finnish): agoraphobia

Definitions

  1. agoraphobia

Ancestry of “torikammo”, step by step

torikammo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tori

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtorimarket, market square; town square; forum
2Old Swedishtorgh—
3Proto-Brythonic*torx—
4Latintorquischaplet
5Latintorqueōto spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterkʷ-to turn, spin

via Finnish kammo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkammodetestation, abhorrence; phobia
2Proto-Germanicskamōshame
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terkʷ- →Every word from Latin torqueō →Every word from Latin torquis →