Where does “tunnevamma” come from?

tunnevamma (Finnish) comes from Finnish vamma, from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ, from Proto-Germanic wammaz, from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁- — to spew, to vomit.

tunnevamma (Finnish): emotional problem, emotional disorder

Definitions

  1. emotional problem, emotional disorder

Ancestry of “tunnevamma”, step by step

tunnevamma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vamma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvammahandicap; injury
2Proto-Norse*ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ
3Proto-Germanicwammazspot, stain, blemish
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwemh₁-to spew, to vomit

via Finnish tunne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtunnefeeling; emotion; sensation
2Finnishtunteato feel, sense; to know, be familiar with
3Proto-Finnictuntedakto know; to feel
4Proto-Uralictumte-to know
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wemh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic wammazEvery word from Proto-Norse *ᚹᚨᛗᛗᚨᛉ